Haryana Sarpanch Association: Read to know the latest updates regarding Haryana Sarpanch Association calls for rollback of E-Adhigam Scheme over misuse of devices.
JIND: Following a letter to ACS Education asking for a rollback of the E-Adhigam programme from village panchayats in the Jind and Kaithal districts. 66 villages fall under the jurisdiction of the Haryana Sarpanch Association (HSA) of Jind block. In Haryana, the programme provided free tabs (digital gadgets) to students in grades X to XI. According to teachers, the Haryana government ordered five lakh tabs during the Corona outbreak but didn’t buy them until 2022, when offline lessons started.
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Haryana Sarpanch Association calls for rollback: Reasons
Women, panchayats, and the Sarpanch Association are now complaining. They say that boys and girls unlocked these devices and watched undesirable movies and visited pornographic website. They also add that students play games rather than learning new information. Women claimed that because youngsters of this generation are very skilled and easily distracted after using these tabs. It is simple to pick any lock provided by the government of Haryana. They asserted that tabs are useless since offline classrooms have been brought back. As the online teaching strategies have not been successful. As a result, they argued, this scheme, which is valued over Rs 560 crore, needs to be swiftly scrapped.
Along with the Sarpanch Association of Jind district. Others opposed to this plan include Dhigana, Khark Ramji, Kandela of Jind district, and Guhna of Kaithal district.
Representatives from the local panchayat informed TOI that the plan was at first well-received and appreciated by the villagers. They chose to oppose the plan, nevertheless, when they noticed that both boys and girls were unlocking these smartphones and browsing WhatsApp and adult websites. Additionally, the Haryana government confiscates student tabs after a year. Thry are making it more challenging for students to store a tab securely for an extended period of time. The education department will charge the student if there is any damage discovered in the tab. According to the president of the Jind district Sarpanch Association. They also stated that pupils and parents in Haryana suffer several problems at the local level. They demanded that the programme be discontinued.
The Haryana government is not responsible for pupils visiting undesirable website. The education minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar told the media. “We have distributed free tablets to 5.5 lakh students. It’s up to parents to keep a tab on them,” the minister stated.
