Swayam Prabha, a scheme to allow 32 Direct-to-home (DTH) channels to
broadcast programs for school and university students has been given
clearance by the Union HRD ministry. The scheme is all set to be
launched from August likely by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
Introduction Swayam Prabha
The scheme, once launched will allow students from across the country
to access classroom lectures on their TV sets. The telecast of
classroom lectures from different institutions on different subjects
will be provided on 32 channels.
How Swayam Prabha will Help Students
The interactive study content including pictures, videos and diagrams
will be delivered by the subject experts appointed by the ministry.
After watching the content, students can call on toll free helpline
number to clear their doubts. The subject experts appointed by the
government will be paid on an hourly basis to produce the good quality
content.
There is a plan of live broadcasting of classroom lectures from IIT Mumbai, Delhi, Kharagpur, and Kanpur to the DTH channels.
The scheme is likely to help students across the country and learn
& understand key concepts while sitting at home. As per the Ministry
official, there are more than 3 crore youth pursuing higher education
in India but the standard is not uniform. There are issues being raised
about the quality access of education.
Content Delivery
The study content or the educational programmes of high quality will be
broadcasted throughout the day on a total of 32 DTH channels. “Every
day, there will be new content of at least four hours that would be
repeated six times a day, allowing students to choose the time of their
convenience,” the official said.
