'Lairik': First educational channel for Manipur launched on Jio TV
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, July 16 2020:
Education Minister Dr Thokchom Radheshyam today launched the first educational channel for Manipur called "Lairik" on Jio TV at his office chamber, New Secretariat.
He expressed gratitude to RV Balasubramaniam Iyer, vice president, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited and Jio TV for the support to his Department and the State which will benefit both the teachers and students.
He said that Jio TV is providing the platform free of cost to the Government of Manipur for running the channel.
Appreciating the teachers, officers and firms involved in the preparation of the e-content, he said that without the dedication and contributions made by them the channel would not have been launched.
Radheshyam further stressed that efforts are on from the Department to ensure that the learning-teaching process takes place in the State in "one way or the other" during this uncertain times of the pandemic.
The digital e-content based websites www.lairik.net and www.laireek.net were recently launched.
e-textbooks, study materials and notes prepared by teachers have been uploaded on the websites.
Radio classes are also being carried out through All India Radio, Imphal.
He said that the Education Department is for the people, especially the young minds.
Highlighting the benefits of hosting the channel on Jio TV, he stated that the channel schedule is managed by the Department of Education, Manipur.
Live classrooms can be integrated within the same channel in local languages as well as English.
Jio TV is also offering additional channels to launch Class-wise contents.
Through the channel, students can watch the contents easily on mobile phones instead of depending on a TV unit.
LAIRIK channel is streamed across India.
Out of 700 channels on Jio TV-64 channels are dedicated to education-hosted by Ministry of HRD (Swayam Prabha), Ministry of IT (DigiShala), Govt of Gujarat (Vande Gujarat), Skills Development (Million Lights) and other States.
A 7 day catch up feature allows students to repeatedly watch telecast content any number of times for the next 7 days.
During the launch of the "Lairik" TV Channel, the Minister informed that the results for the Higher Secondary Examination, 2020 will be announced tomorrow July 17 and wished students success.
On a query about the admission to Class XI in the Government Higher Secondary Schools, he said 15 percent of the seats have been reserved for students of CBSE and other boards.
Admission is being done on merit basis for time being as there is "no other better means" that could be adopted.
Every possible step is being sought to ensure admission of the students who are still yet to get admitted, he said.
The event was attended by Commissioner, Education (S) T Ranjit Singh, Director, Education (S) Th Kirankumar, Additional Director, Education (S) Hills, Lerte Hmangte Kom, Additional Director, Education (S) Valley, Ch Sachi Devi and officials concerned of the department.