Education dept mulls YouTube channel for children amid lockdown

The department of primary and secondary education is planning to launch a YouTube channel, to keep children engaged during the vacation, especially the present lockdown. The idea is to address the boredom of children. The public are invited to upload creative and child-friendly content on the channel.

Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar has requested the public to contribute the content. In his appeal to the public, he said, “Teachers, software professionals, start-up heads and others can contribute content to the YouTube channel. The channel aims to give the best possible content to students, to ignite their creative passion.” He has also sought funding to launch the channel.