Education Minister launches www.lairik.net/ www.laireek.net
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR

Imphal, May 13 2020: Education Minister Dr Thokchom Radheshyam today launched the digital e-content based website www.lairik.net/www.laireek.net at his office chamber, New Secretariat.

He said that a new chapter has been opened in the history of education of Manipur with the launching of the digital e-content based website which will benefit students the most.

The Minister stated that the website will be a repository of various learning materials with E-video classes by the teachers for each topic, making self-learning easier for both the parents and children.

The syllabi will be purely based from class 1 to 12 under BOSEM and COHSEM but for the time being the website has video for Class 3-12 .

The website is being developed with funding from SamagraShiksha, Manipur, by the Department of Education (S) .

Dr Th Radheshyam said that the website being launched is in the infant stage and welcomed suggestions and opinions for improvement.

He said that recently a meeting was also held with the representatives of educational institutions of the State to deliberate and discuss on the impact of COVID-19 and the adverse effect of lockdown on the education sector.

He stressed that the best system must be provided for better quality education.

The Minister also lauded the efforts of the officials of the Department of Education, Samagra Shiksha, Manipur, teachers, administrative staff and all the stakeholders who had given suggestions and cooperation.

He added that a mobile android application for the same will soon be available for use on Google Play Store and the same application for iOs operators.

The launching was attended by the Commissioner, Education (S) T Ranjit Singh, Director, Education (S) Th.Kirankumar, Additonal Director, Education (S) Hills, Lerte Hmangte Kom, Additional Director, Education (S) Valley, Ch Sachi Devi and officials concerned of the department and the website designer Xtreme Waves.

The website will have audio-visual e-content for all the 200+ subjects (from Class 1-12) with compulsory subjects first.

The project on completion will produce above 2000 hours of digital audio-visual e-content.

All classes and all subjects will be in bi-lingual mode.

From today 85 video classes will be available.

Classes will be added on regular basis.

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