Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar had last month announced the government's plan to launch 'Operation Digital Blackboard' through which they plan to teach children through smart boards using internet.
Only around 56 per cent schools in rural India have functional electricity and just about 12 per cent have functional computers, the HRD Ministry told Parliament on Monday.
The numbers do not go well with government's 'Digital Black Board' scheme by which they plan to create digital smart classes for school children. Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar had last month announced the government's plan to launch 'Operation Digital Blackboard' through which they plan to teach children through smart boards using internet.
In a reply to a written question in Parliament, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Upendra Kushwaha informed that 55.8 per cent schools in rural India have functional electricity and only Delhi, Chandigarh, Lakshadweep and Daman & Diu have 100 per cent functional electricity in schools.
The situation of functional computers is even worse, with only 11.80 per cent schools having functional computers. Maximum coverage is in Puducherry, with 99.74 per cent schools having access to the facility.
"Under the centre-sponsored schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), the central government supports states and UTs to create and augment infrastructure facilities including internal electrification and computer facilities, based on the gap determined by Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE), and proposals received from respective State/UT, according to the budgetary provision available for the scheme," the minister said.
Under SSA, which is a scheme meant for students up to Class 8, there is a provision of Rs 50 lakh per district per year, to maximise Information and Communication Technology (ICT) coverage in upper primary schools with special emphasis on Science and Mathematics, which includes funding for hardware, software, etc. Under the RMSA scheme meant for higher classes, the government wants to focus on educationally-backward blocks and areas with concentration of SC, ST, minority, and weaker sections.
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