Haryana Government Joins Hands with Reliance Jio TV to Provide Distance Education Programme

The government of Haryana has entered into an agreement with Reliance Jio TV to expedite distance education for school students. All four channels of EDUCAT will be made available on the Jio platform free of cost under the agreement.

This step is likely to benefit about 5.2 million Hindi and English medium students of both government and private schools under the Haryana School EDUCATION Board, CBSE and other boards.

This move has been made with a view to providing every school student in the state with education since schools in Haryana are shut since March due to the lockdown.

Students will be able to watch all four channels of EDUSAT by means of television, computer, tablets and smartphones. Moreover, the content will be available on Jio TV for one week so that students can watch it at their convenience.

Reliance Jio has around 9.4 million subscribers in Haryana, so the content will be largely accessible in the state. Besides, separate education material is being provided to students who are preparing for competitive examinations like JEE and NEET.

The Distance Education Programme has been going on since 15 April 2020. In April, the government of Haryana had decided to have students from Class 1 to 12 in government schools taught via e-learning platforms to avoid disruptions in studies.