As per the recent door-to-door survey reports by the School Education Department, over 1.2 Lakh government-aided school students dropped out during lockdown.
By Sushmita Dey
Chennai: Education at Doorstep (Illam Thedi Kalvi) scheme was launched by the Tamil Nadu Government on Monday on a pilot basis in 12 districts in the state.
S. Gobidoss, Joint Director of School Education Department said, “Trying to fill the gaps, this project will initially be implemented for six months to provide education among the children, who have been missing their classes in the wake of the lockdown.”
Evening classes from 5 pm to 7 pm will be held at the community centers and other common places right near the residences of school children for five days a week, he said.
According to the recent door-to-door survey reports by the School Education Department, over 1.2 lakh government-aided school students dropped out in lockdown.
Gobidoss said “Our EMS department is tracking the students and in the last month we’ve tracked more than one lakh students.”
With the help of the primary school teacher at every 100 km and local bodies, all of them will be brought back to schools by providing guidance and assistance through this scheme, he added.
“However, the primary problem is the girls not getting the proper education due to family pressure,” Gobidoss said.
During the lockdown, we also launched an Education TV channel – record the classes, assignments and provide textbooks via online mode, he said.
In connection with the scheme, a web portal has been implemented for the enrolment of volunteers for the initiative. After the commencement of the registration process, this initiative will start within 12 districts – Erode, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Nilgiris, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, and Villupuram.
Candidates who are above 17 and willing to spend a minimum of six hours weekly with the children of classes 1 to 8 will be eligible for enrolment as volunteers. They must speak Tamil fluently with the children and should teach Tamil, Mathematics and English.
With schools reopening from November 1 from Class I to VIII and in order to fill up the education lapse for the past one and half years when the children are at home, this scheme is the best way to uplift their educational skills.
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