“The lockdown was announced in March and since then, it became uncertain when schools would reopen. So, we have decided to launch a new project — ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’ –from June 25 for students up to Class VIII,” Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath said.
The minister said that even people in remote villages of the state have mobile phones, even if internet access or cable TV network is not available.
“Those who have Android phones can receive the study materials through WhatsApp, and others via SMS. Guardians’ phones could be used for the purpose,” he said on Sunday.
As per guidelines, lessons and exercises will be sent to students on mobile phones every morning, and feedback on their performance will be collected in the afternoon. NDTV reported Nath as saying that academic coordinators in different districts would share the content with headmasters of schools, who would engage teachers to monitor the process.
Around five lakh students study in 4,733 government schools in Tripura. In April, the Tripura Education Department had launched a number of programmes for students through online classes and recorded videos streamed on cable television channels and social media.
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