Evening Care Centres to uplift tribal students in 10 districts
The Hindu
Part of Samagra Shiksha project, it will benefit over 28,000 students
Students belonging to the Scheduled Tribes (STs) community in 10 districts in the State would soon be able to revise lessons taught in schools in the evening hours and access the digital world through tablet computers, as work has begun to establish Evening Care Centres (ECC) in their localities. Under the Samagra Shiksha, a Centrally sponsored integrated scheme for School Education, a total of 28,215 school-going ST students studying in Classes 6 to 12 in government schools in Coimbatore, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Villupuram, Erode, The Nilgiris and Krishnagiri would be given special classes for two hours everyday by the Educational Volunteers (EVs) in their respective habitations, after school hours. The EVs would help students revise the lessons taught in schools and also play a role in their overall development. A group of four students would be provided a tablet computer to access the digital world. Students would also get nutritious snacks, physical education training and yoga.More Related News