Chandigarh government is planning to provide the students of government schools with individual computers and internet connections. These projects are being planned under the ‘Vision-2010′.
Chandigarh’s new Director-Public Instruction (DPI-schools) Sunil Bhatia said Monday that 2010 is the year when the multi-million project to provide technology at the fingertips of students in the city would be implemented under the national e-governance project.
“Come 2010 and all schools and colleges in Chandigarh would be totally automated. Students will not only have computers on their study tables but would also be able to access the internet in their classrooms,” Bhatia said.
Education department officials said the move will shore up education standards in the union territory - which has emerged as the biggest educational hub in the northern states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh in the past few decades.
There are 103 government schools in Chandigarh, catering to over 100,000 students.
Unlike the general perception in the country of government schools not doing too well and lacking in facilities, some of the leading government schools here are much sought after, especially for classes 9 to 12.