Bhubaneswar : It has been over a year since schools across the country were forced to shut in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has brought to fore the digital divide in the country and made education a privilege only a few can afford. With this the Odisha government is soon planning to begin online classes for +2 first year and second year students of the state, informed School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Wednesday.
Addressing the media, Minister Dash said that the State Government has decided to re-start live streaming online classes for the +2 students.
“Earlier, we had started live-streaming online classes for classes 1 to 10 on YouTube. Classes for Plus 2 first-year students are yet to start and though classes for the second-year students have already begun, students have been advised to attend the physical classes after getting their parents’ consent,” Dash said.
“Around 70 per cent of students have turned up for the Plus 2 final year classes (offline). A decision has been taken to conduct online classes for those who are not attending the classes,” he added.
