Update 50 educational TV channels get nod from Law Ministry

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After getting stalled for nearly two years, the Human Resource Development Ministry's plan to launch over 50 educational television channels seems finally heading for a take off. So far the I&B Ministry has been opposing it on account of rigid DTH (direct-to-home) channel related rules. But now the Law Ministry has given its nod to bypass the I&B Ministry rules in the interest of larger public good.

The Law Ministry has opined that there is no legal need for the HRD Ministry to approach the I&B Ministry on this subject as the channels do not fall in the category of services. It will be a facility in public interest as it envisages free distribution of educational content to learners.

Once operational, the channels will run eight hours of live lectures by reputed academics on various subjects besides teacher training modules, online questions and live demonstrations. Sources said over 400 hours of educational content is already ready for channels that will cater to the higher education sector.

As per the original plan, 1,000 educational TV channels were to be launched. In June 2011, the ministry sought I&B Ministry's nod and informed it that the Department of Space has agreed to lease two transponders from INTELSAT or NSS satellite providers to set up 50 educational channels through DTH.


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50 DTH educational channels coming soon


Fifty Direct-To-Home educational channels would be launched soon, which would be more interactive and different from the existing programmes on air including Gyan Darshan.

"These channels will air programmes which will be live and not pre-recorded. The new initiatives will be one of the largest anywhere in the world of its kind," Higher Education Secretary Ashik Thakur today said.

He said the number of the channels will be increased to 1000 in the future.

Speaking at a workshop on National Programme on National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT), Thakur said the entire country can be made into a big classroom which will help improve the quality of instructions in engineering colleges particularly belonging in remote areas.


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Unless they make it mandate. But i think there is some fixed mandate count. Any idea what is that count 10 or 15 ?
 
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