The Punjab government will be distributing smartphones to Class 12 students studying in government schools to help them with online classes. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has approved the distribution of more than two Lakh smartphones among the Class 12 students. Chief Minister Amrinder Singh said that the state government will make all the efforts to improve the standard of education in the state.
The announcement comes amid rising COVID-19 cases in the state increasing the chances of holding online classes for school students. He said, “I have approved the distribution of over 2 Lakh smartphones to all Class 12 students in government schools”. “No effort will be spared to further improve the standard of education in the state”, he added.
The government had earlier cancelled the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class 10 exams along with the final exams for Classes 5 and 8 amid rising COVID-19 cases. PSEB Class 10 board exams were scheduled from May 4. The PSEB Class 12 board exams scheduled to begin on April 20 have been postponed and new dates are yet to be announced.
