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A pilot project approved by the HRD Ministry will link nearly 1,000 schools in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh through EDUSAT, the exclusive education satellite, thus making the elementary education in the country go hi-tech.
The project will take off on Nov, 19th this marking the birth anniversary of the former prime minister Indira Gandhi. The new project will for the first time test the viability of elementary education in the Hindi belt. If it is found successful, it can be replicated in a large number of inaccessible rural schools ,adding value to elementary education, said an HRD Ministry official .
The project will be run by ISRO and IGNOU the former will set up technical infrastructure while the latter will develop courses and train teachers.
At a cost of nearly Rs.12 core most of it from the ISRO,the project will cover schools in Chhattisgarhs Kora District, Bihars Babhua,UPs Son Bhadra and MPs Sidhi.
The project will involve setting up a central control system at Jabalpurs Pandit D P Mishra Institute of Information and Technology, which will be connected to rural schools. The Rani Durgawati University in Jabalpur will collaborate on human resources training
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2005-10-31
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