Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday launched e-Vidyalaya scheme to provide internet and multimedia facilities to the high school students.
Talking to students through video-conferencing on the occasion at the State Secretariat, Patnaik exuded hope that the programme would help students widen their knowledge ambience and simplify the teaching system.
A Press released issued by the Chief Minister’s office informed that the scheme would be implemented in 4,000 high schools in the first phase and 2,000 high schools in the second phase. The ICT laboratories will be set up for the purpose. The students will be provided with internet and multimedia facilities under the scheme, it said.
Among others, School and Mass Education Minister RN Nanda and Chief Secretary JK Mohapatra were present.The Chief Minister talked to some students of Unit-X High School through the video-conferencing.