CSC launches ICT-enabled pre-schools for rural India students

NEW DELHI: Common Service Centre, an SPV under Ministry of Electronics and IT, on Monday launched ICT-enabled “Bal Vidyalaya” schools that are specifically designed for students of rural India, in 10 states–Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu.

“We started the concept of Bal Vidyalaya to bridge the digital divide in rural areas. CSC’s foundation is education, so we wanted to help the cognitive development of children at the nascent stage,” said CSC CEO Dinesh Kumar Tyagi, while launching the 21 Bal Vidyalaya schools.