52 lakh students attended classes over TV since April 15: Haryana CM

NEW DELHI: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said that 52 lakh students have attended classes through the distance education system over television since April 15.

The Haryana government had made its Edusat network, a collection of study materials and resources online, accessible through television channels since April 15.

This also included resources from SWAYAM PRABHA portal run by the National Council of Educational Research and Training.

The resources were telecasted both through cable and satellite networks.

The central government had announced an extension of the nationwide lockdown on April 14 as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country did not let up.

Khattar also urged students to contribute to the state’s relief fund set up to tackle COVID-19. “Each student should contribute at least Rs 5 to ' Haryana Corona Relief Fund',” Khattar said.

He also thanked private schools who have waived off fees during the lockdown. “I express my heartfelt gratitude to the private schools that have accepted the proposal to waive the fees,” Khattar said.

Many parents had raised concerns that they were unable to pay fees during the lockdown as their income sources had dried up.

The minister of Human Resource Development had made a plea on Friday asking private schools to nor raise or to collect fees in bulk.

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