Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has decided to give poor students in Classes 6 to 8 at municipal schools smartphones to allow them to pursue online education. The civic body will provide Rs 5 crore to the municipal school board to buy these phones from Rs 9 crore provisioned for ‘augmentation of schools’.
A statement from the mayor’s office said the decision was taken after conducting a survey at all 443 AMC-run schools. “We found that there are around 5,000 children whose parents cannot afford to buy smartphones for their children. While teaching is delivered online, these children lose out. We have placed a first order for 5,000 phones and will buy more if needed,” an AMC official said. tnn
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