Berhampur: A block education officer in Odisha’s Ganjam district has taken the initiative to telecast online classes through the local cable network. His motive is to help students who face connectivity issues and don’t have a smartphone.
The videos modeled on YouTube classes will be encoded by the cable operators and telecast during a scheduled time slot, said Abhinash Satapathy, BEO of Chhatrapur, The New Indian Express reported quoting PTI.
It will be accessible to a maximum number of students as almost every household has a TV with a cable connection, he said.
“We have discussed with local cable operators and sarpanches in three blocks – Chhatrapur, Khallikote and Ganjam – through the respective block development officers. The classes will start airing in the next three to four days,” Satapathy was quoted as saying.
“We have also proposed to the government about conducting classes through the cable TV network so that more and more students can take part,” the BEO added.
The slots will be allotted after talking to the parents and based on the convenience of the students. The content will be telecast multiple times to ensure children do not miss out on the classes, he said.