The Assam government is offering to tutor school-goingchildren and cover the syllabus prescribed by Assam's education councilsthrough TV programmes to telecast on 'Gyan Vriksha' live programming.
State Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturdaylaunched the academic television channel, Gyan Vriksha, to compensate for theacademic losses induced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The academic channel, started under Assam government'sSamagra Shiksha Abhiyan, would contain study material from Class I to ClassXII, apart from various co-curricular and skill development activities.
The channel, initially to be operated through cable network,would be gradually broadcast through the DTH operators in a phased manner.
The minister also informed that the channel will beavailable only in Assamese for now.
"We are working todevelop Assamese, Bangla, and Bodo content for different digital and radioplatforms. We have already uploaded different courses in Ministry of HumanResource Development's DIKSHA app," Mr. Sarma informed.
Mr. Sharma also advised students to learn from Biswa VidyaYouTube channel and app, during the COVID-19 lockdown.
