Arunachal Pradesh government schools to get VSAT for online education

s a pilot project, more than 50 VSATs with a capacity of connecting over 100 government schools will be installed, an official said.

The Government of Arunachal Pradesh decided to install Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) in select government schools for facilitating online education. Talking about the project, a government official stated that as a pilot project, more than 50 VSATs with a capacity of connecting over 100 government schools will be installed. State Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar held a video conference with deputy commissioners and deputy directors of school education on January 21, 2021, and asked them to create a dedicated classroom in the schools using available inventories. For the commissioning of the VSATs on or before February 18, the top official directed the deputy commissioners and DDSEs to extend logistical support. 

Discussing about the initiative to facilitate online education amid the ongoing pandemic situation, the chief secretary said,"The VSAT technology will enable two-way virtual communication between educators and learners. It will enhance the quality of education and help students especially in areas where they are facing a shortage of subject teachers."  VSATs are small, software-driven earth stations used for reliable transmission of data, video, or voice via satellite. To impart learning through VSAT, one has to set up the VSAT system which includes learning centres, Hub Earth Station, a studio for teachers to deliver classes from, servers for data and dish antenna above classrooms for the reception. According to the chief secretary, as of now, the government has identified arouns 300 government primary schools as activity and learning centres for children between 3 and 6 years as per the New Education Policy 2020.

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