Only one in five governmentschoolsinTamil Naduhasinternetfacility. Of the 37,579 government schools in the state, only 6,746 schools (17.9%) have Internet facility, said the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report for 2019-20 released last week.
The report comes at a time when internet facility has become one of the basic requirements for Learning due to online mode of education during the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 80% government schools, however, have computer facility and most of them are functional.
There are possibilities that training of teachers will be completely online post-pandemic and all schools may need access to high-speed internet. The should ensure computer and internet access to 100% schools. It will help to bridge the digital divide among rural and urban students.