New Delhi: Prasar Bharati on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for launching 51 direct-to-home (DTH) education channels.
The aim of the MoU that Prasar Bharati signed with Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), is to make high-quality educational channels available to every part of India, The Outlook reported.
A government statement said that the 51 education channels include Swaymprabha, e-Vidya, Vande Gujarat and DigiShala, which will be made available as DD co-branded channels to all DD Free Dish viewers.
The service is part of a government initiative to provide “education for all,” and will be available free of cost.