Tribal children suffer from lack of devices, connectivity

New Delhi: While urban India is trying to adjust to the new normal triggered by Covid-19, the Centre is struggling with mobile and internet connectivity issues to impart education to children from tribal areas and other socially and economically backward classes.

With Lockdown 1 on March 23, India had closed its schools and educational institutions. With Covid-19 cases increasing, schools continue to remain closed. However, the government is worried that children hailing from remote villages, especially belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, will be worst-hit.