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kite: kerala infrastructure and technology for education challenges order on buying it equipment | thiruvananthapuram news - times of india - interactive whiteboards in the classroom
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a strange move, the state government diluted its own guidelines for purchasing and deploying IT equipment at school, only to win internal criticism and ask for a complete reversal of the order.
In an order issued on May 23, 2018, the Ministry of National Education exempted members of Parliament (MPs)
From the scope of the state government's guidelines on the purchase, deployment and maintenance of IT and related equipment in the state government and auxiliary schools.
The General Education Department issued the guide with the aim of preventing the dumping of expensive, foreign or unqualified information technology, information and communication technology and electronic equipment in schools.
However, politicians and intermediaries have repeatedly persuaded the monitoring committee, led by former chief secretary Paul Anthony, to exclude members from the scope of the guidelines, so that they can freely unload the funds of the members in the school.
It is argued that state government guidelines do not allow members of Congress to help schools build "modern facilities ".
Subsequently, the command was issued to dilute the guide.
In accordance with guidelines for the release of educational infrastructure and technology in Kerala (KITE)
In terms of the purchase and use of information technology, information and communication technology equipment, schools should follow an almost uniform model.
After the minimum specification is announced-
Sales support must be ensured.
An important condition is that no school should use the appropriate software as the government has already introduced free software --
Basic platforms and content for government and auxiliary schools.
According to sources, several MPs have sought permission to deploy interactive whiteboards in up to 30 schools.
The cost per set is RS 3.
Lakh and schools must generate maintenance fees of more than Rs 30,000 per year.
In the process, such a height
Expensive interactive boards were distributed to the College of Engineering, but most of them became useless.
KITE has urged the government to revoke the exemption order.
According to the guidelines, the biggest investment in building smart classrooms in schools will be Rs 60,000.
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