Govt school teachers to be given tablet to ensure effective digital classroom

State Project Director for SSA, Kailas Pagare, said, “The tablets are expected to provide teachers with required technology support to make the learning process more effective. Tasks like taking attendance, lesson planning, creating presentations and using the Internet for additional content, among others, will be possible through this. Additionally, SSA plans to create class-wise academic content, which can be pre-loaded on these devices.”

“Considering the ever-evolving curriculam, we also plan to create a system under which new upgraded academic content can be made available for teachers on a portal for them to download on their tablets.”

The Union government, under NEP, will fund 60 per cent of the initiative, said Pagare.

There are 2,46,000 teachers in government schools across Maharashtra. This includes zila parishad and municipal corporations schools.

Officials said the plan is to compete implementation of the initiative within three years. This year, while 6,140 tablets are going to be distributed in 34 zila parishad schools in the first phase, the 2023-24 academic year will see 97,000 teachers getting tablets in the second phase.

“The proposal for the second phase is pending approval,” Pagare said.