Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said โ€˜PM eVIDYAโ€™ programme for multi-mode access to digital education will be launched immediately and that 100 universities will be permitted to start online courses by May 30.

โ€˜PM eVIDYAโ€™ programme will consist of โ€˜Dikshaโ€™ involving e-content and QR coded energized textbooks for all grades and will be called as โ€˜one nation, one digital platformโ€™.

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Besides this, one earmarked TV channel per class from 1 to 12, also named as โ€˜one class, one channelโ€™, will also be rolled out.

It will also envisage extensive use of radio, community radio and podcasts and special e-content for visually and hearing impaired.

Sitharaman said under the โ€˜PM eVIDYAโ€™ programme top 100 universities will be permitted to automatically start online courses by May 30, 2020.

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During the nationwide lockdown, the government is ensuring that education of students does not suffer.

โ€œSwayam Prabha DTH channels have reached those who do not have access to the internet and DIKSHA platform has had 61 crore hits from 24th March,โ€ she said.

Besides this, Manodarpan, an initiative for psychosocial support of students, teachers and families for mental health and emotional wellbeing, will also be launched immediately.