
A 24x7 dedicated education TV channel will be rolled out soon. The human
resources development ministry plans to launch an exclusive channel (on Gyan
Darshan) which will beam programmes on formal education and adult literacy.
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and National
Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) have submitted a proposal for launching 24X7
television channel to cater to the needs of school education and adult literary.
The details are as under:
(i) Upgradation of equipment
(ii) Establishing production facilities (studio and communication link with the
earth station)
(iii) Augmenting manpower requirement
(iv) Development of e-content
(v) Mapping of programme available with other agencies (Private, NGO and other
government agencies)
The Central Institute of Educational Technology, National Council of
Educational Research and Training, New Delhi and the National Institute of Open
Schooling, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh will be the lead partners. The Department of
Adult Education and its sister agencies in the States, State Institutes of
Educational Technology, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan, Novodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
and other educational agencies in the Centre and the States will be invited to
participate and contribute.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource
Development Dr. D. Purandeswari, in a written reply to a question, in the Lok
Sabha today.