Education in TN moves to TV mode, CM launches lessons for students to keep pace during COVID-19 times

Education in Tamil Nadu schools turned to television mode amid coronavirus pandemic, with chief minister K Palaniswami launching lessons for Classes X and XII to be telecast through government's Kalvi Tholaikatchi (Education TV channel), on Tuesday.

initiative will help students keep pace with ir lessons, as schools, which were closed from March 17 as a preventive measure against spread of coronavirus, are yet to reopen due to spike in cases.

chief minister launched televised classes for Classes X and XII and plus two students of government, aided and private schools, from Secretariat here.

lessons will be telecast for two-and-a-half hours daily from Monday to Friday, an official release said.

Palaniswami also launched a scheme to provide free textbooks to 10th and 12th class students, in presence of school education minister K A Senkgottaiyan and senior officials.

State board students who have been promoted to class 12 have been asked to utilise ir laptops provided by state government for free, to download audio-visual content of curriculum.

School Education Department runs Kalvi Tholaikatchi channel offering video lessons for all levels contributed by senior teachers from across state.

Meanwhile, C G Thomas Vaidyan, commissioner of Department of School Education, who heads a 16-member committee of experts formed to finalise revised syllabus for Tamil Nadu schools, submitted report to chief minister.