Theme 8 : Opportunities for Technology enabled learning Proposed changes Indicators/ Impacts/ results Components 1.Investment Can create small islands of It is good to have technology enabled 2.Infrastructure technology enabled learning learning but massive investment would which can be reproduced with be needed to develop infrastructure in availability of finance and most areas of our country. infrastructure Short term measures that will have long term gains can be initiated with free internet connectivity, cheap tabs etc. Theme 9: Addressing Regional disparity Proposed changes Indicators/ Impacts/ results Components 1.Special grants Backward areas can come close Areas lagging behind like eastern and 2.Appropriate to advanced areas producing north eastern states should be given technology uniformity in quality of liberal grants to cope up with advance education. areas. Special grants for remote/hilly areas through special schemes like solar power, wind power, connectivity etc. Theme 10: Bridging gender and social gaps Proposed changes Indicators/ Impacts/ results Components Model colleges/universities exclusively 1.Special Schemes designed for providing for girls/women to provide them equal schemes equal opportunity to targeted opportunity to their growth and 2.Needs of groups (women, SC, ST, OBC, EBC, targeted Physically challenged) and its empowerment. groups effective monitoring would Community colleges for persons with 3. Monitoring bridge the gender and social gap. special needs to strengthen their status and bridging gap with normal persons. Special schemes for supporting higher education of Tribals/SC and such groups with special emphasis on skill development for employability.
Theme 8 : Opportunities for Technology enabled learning Proposed changes Indicators/ Components Impacts/ results It is good to have technology enabled learning but massive investment would be needed to develop infrastructure in most areas of our country. Short term measures that will have long term gains can be initiated with free internet connectivity, cheap tabs etc. 1.Investment 2.Infrastructure Can create small islands of technology enabled learning which can be reproduced with availability of finance and infrastructure Theme 9: Addressing Regional disparity Proposed changes Indicators/ Components Impacts/ results Areas lagging behind like eastern and north eastern states should be given liberal grants to cope up with advance areas. Special grants for remote/hilly areas through special schemes like solar power, wind power, connectivity etc. 1.Special grants 2.Appropriate technology Backward areas can come close to advanced areas producing uniformity in quality of education. Theme 10: Bridging gender and social gaps Proposed changes Indicators/ Components Impacts/ results Model colleges/universities exclusively for girls/women to provide them equal opportunity to their growth and empowerment. Community colleges for persons with special needs to strengthen their status and bridging gap with normal persons. Special schemes for supporting higher education of Tribals/SC and such groups with special emphasis on skill development for employability. 1.Special schemes 2.Needs of targeted groups 3. Monitoring Schemes designed for providing equal opportunity to targeted groups (women, SC, ST, OBC, EBC, Physically challenged) and its effective monitoring would bridge the gender and social gap.
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