4 Channels Launched On Jio TV & Radio Platforms For School Students

Source: Indian Express

School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad on Sunday launched television channels on the platform of Jio TV and one radio channel on Jio Saavn which is completely dedicated to the educational needs of students.

Titled ‘Gyanganga’, while one channel will be dedicated to Class XII science curriculum, the other two will be dedicated to English and Marathi for Class X students. The radio channel will be called ‘Aamhi ingraji shikto (We learn English)’.

There will be six hours of educational content broadcasted on these three channels. For the rest of the 18 hours, the content will be repeat telecast. The schedule of the programmes will be displayed on http://www.maa.ac.in, said a statement by the department.

 Further channels will also be launched for students belonging to other classes.

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In the upcoming days, all Jio SIM card holders will also receive class-wise and medium-wise e-books through Jio chat. The department has requested mobile operators Airtel and Vodafone to broadcast the e-content on the television apps run by them.

The radio channel, on the other hand, will broadcast audio books for Class VIII to X. The students will have to bear the cost for the data packs, the department said.