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EDUSAT facility to be extended to 13 schools in Balussery

Special Correspondent

First Assembly constituency in Kozhikode to have EDUSAT in all high schools

KOZHIKODE: Facilities of EDUSAT classroom technology will be extended to 13 high schools and higher secondary schools in Balussery Assembly constituency in Kozhikode. A.C. Shanmukhadas, MLA, has sanctioned Rs.19.50 lakhs from the MLA local area development fund for the purpose.

Mr. Shanmukhadas said on Saturday that the Parent Teacher Associations of these schools had also supported his initiative by promising furniture, multimedia room and electricity.

Balussery would be the first Assembly constituency in Kozhikode to have EDUSAT classroom facility in all its high schools.

The EDUSAT classroom technology, launched on July 28 by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, is being implemented in Malappuram, Wayanad, Palakkad and Idukki districts this year. It will be extended to other districts in a phased manner.

To make this facility functional, every school should have a computer lab, multimedia room and Rs.1.5 lakhs for other amenities.

The EDUSAT technology facilitates conduct of classes in science, maths, languages, personality development, career guidance, population studies and continuing literacy programmes for students as well as parents.

Each school selected for this facility would be allotted Rs.1.5 lakhs from the MLA fund.

The schools in Balussery constituency being provided EDUSAT facilities are:

Government Fisheries Higher Secondary School-Puthiappa; CMC Boys High School and CMC Girls High School (all Elathur panchayat); PVS High school-Eranjikkal; CMM High School-Thalakulathur; Government Higher Secondary School-Atholi; Palora Higher Secondary School- Ulyeri; Government Higher Secondary School - Kokkalloor; Government Girls Higher Secondary School, and Government Vocational Higher Secondary School (all in Balussery panchayat); Puvambai MM High School-Panangad, Nanmanda Higher Secondary School-Nanmanda and Government Higher Secondary School -Kolathur.

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