PM Modi asks students to use technology without forgetting importance of offline world
India Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked students to use technology without forgetting the importance of the offline world during his Gujarat visit.
Starting his three-day visit to Gujarat with a visit to the ‘Vidya Samiksha Kendra’ in Gandhinagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that children should be motivated towards the use of technology while also urging them to not forget to engage in sports and social life at the same time. The ‘Vidya Samiksha Kendra’ is also called Command and Control Centre for Schools and collects more than 500 crore data sets in a year and examines them to improve overall learning outcomes for students. This centre is also a deemed global practice by the World Bank.
Interacting with government school students and teachers, Prime Minister Modi said, “You all have experienced the benefits of technology. We are fortunate to be living in an era where technology is easy and accessible.”
“Once you take a little interest in it, all the world’s doors will open up to you,” he added.
“How will (a child) know online whether the ‘jaggery’ is sweet unless he tastes it? For that he will have to consume it in reality. Sports, social life are other such things that should not be forgotten,” he added.
Speaking to a teacher, PM Narendra Modi asked him if his school had anything related to physical training while pointing out that sports is a part of education and not just another extra-curricular activity, under the National Education Policy 2020.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi further asked students and teachers about their interest and experience in technology.
He went on to inquire about their experience with using Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing or DIKSHA — a national portal for school education, while asking teachers whether the new system of collecting has created an additional burden.
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