According to reports, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Prasar Bharati and Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informaticsto has been signed to launch 51 direct-to-home (DTH) education TV channels.
As per the statement released by the government, the purpose of signing this MoU is to bring quality educational programmes to every house in the country, especially to those that reside in rural and remote areas.
The statement said, "Under the ambit of this MoU, 51 DTH education TV channels comprising Swaymprabha (22 channels) (M/o Education), e-Vidya for classes 1 to 12 (12 channels) of NCERT, Vande Gujarat (Govt. of Gujarat) (16 channels) and DigiShala under M/o Electronics and IT (1 channel) shall be available as DD co-branded channels to all DD FreeDish viewers.
This move aims to bring quality educational programmes to every household, including those in rural and remote areas.”
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The DTH education TV channels will be accessible to all service free. The statement further said that with this initiative the government is committed to providing skill development and imparting quality education to every single person in the country.
It added, "This government initiative will go a long way in achieving Government's goal of providing education to all.”