Uttarakhand CM launches free WiFi facility for government colleges, universities

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has launched a free high-speed WiFi service for all the government colleges and universities in the state.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has launched a free high-speed WiFi service for all the government colleges and universities in the state. He launched the service at a college in his constituency Doiwala. 

During the inauguration, he said, Uttarakhand is the first state in the country to provide free internet to all the government colleges and Universities. Internet connectivity in colleges and universities will play a big role in the education of students, he said.

Mr Rawat said the move is a big step towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India initiative and connecting the old with the modern.

Schools, colleges and other educational institutions across Uttarakhand were kept closed since mid-March due to coronavirus outbreak and were reopened for Classes 10 and 12 on November 2. Special preparations to reopen schools ensuring social and physical distancing is done by the school education department of the state. Inspections by all block education officers were conducted in all schools to ensure that all protocols of sanitisation, availability of masks, social distancing norms are in place. The chief education officer revealed, “All inspections have been carried out and we are satisfied with the arrangements made at the schools. Only one private boarding school is opening in Dehradun as of now and many others are still awaiting consent from parents for sending their students to school. But all other arrangements have been made." The officer further added the one classroom will comprise of only 50 per cent of the students. 

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