Indias third most backward district, Kiphire inNagaland, has launched free mobile tablets to all students in government schools between Classes 8 and 12 when students in several other districts in thenortheastare being forced to climb hills to reach a convenient location for online Education.
The effort from the Nagaland government is to give a push to digital education even without the Internet. As offline classes have remained suspended for the pandemic, the digital contents prepared with the latest audio-visual pedagogy can be accessed at Home. Government officials said remote districts of the state like Noklak will also be covered soon under the policy.
Educators and students living in remote locations ringed by hills, have been struggling to get internet access. The Saramati range of Mountains, lying along the India-Myanmar border, under Pungro subdivision, is a feast for the eyes of tourists. But this scenic beauty has become a barrier in the age of the internet, especially during the lockdown.
The Nagaland Education Mission Society (NEMS), under the Samagra Shiksha Nagaland, this week launched the scheme virtually to provide tablets for Class 8-12 students in the aspirational district of Kiphire. In the first phase tablets for 1,097 students will be distributed in Classes 8-10.