Ludhiana: Since the distribution of smartphones has started, over 9,000 smartphones have been given so far to students of Class XII in government schools. However, there are a total of 16,682 students studying in Class XII.
Those who have received the smartphones are finding it really useful, while others are eagerly waiting for the same. Government Senior Secondary School, Doraha, has received 223 smartphones out of 228 as the five are latecomers got themselves enrolled afterwards.
A student of Class XII of medical stream of the school, Vijay Kumar, said, “We have received LAVA Z51 Pro smartphones in the second phase. Its IMEI number was registered by school authorities and I installed the SIM and got it recharged the same day. It has 4G facility and has a dual camera with good battery backup.”
“All online classes are conducted over Zoom. These days classes of individual subjects are conducted. I attend physics classes in the morning and biology classes in the afternoon. It is helping me as other information is also shared on WhatsApp groups.”
Another student Sahilpreet Kaur from GSSS for Girls, Hargobindpur, who lives at Kaind village said,“I received the mobile phone on December 23 and would get the SIM card activated soon. Though I have created my email ID, there was network issue due to farmers’ protest.”
However, there are a lot of students who have not availed this facility, which include GSSS Ambedkar Nagar, GSSS engine shed, GSSS Dakha, GSSS Baddowal Cantt, GSSS Ballowal Chamida, GSSS Bhundri, GSSS Boparai Kalan, GSSS Chhapar, GSSS Gag Kalan, GSSS Gorsian Kadar Baksh, GSSS Gujjarwal, GSSS Haans Kalan, GSSS Hambran , GSSS Hassanpur, GSSS Issewal, GSSS Latala, GSSS for girls, Narangwal, GSSS Pamaal, GSSS Purrain, GSSS Saholi, GSSS Sawadi Kalan, GSSS Sidhwan Bet, GSSS Sohian, GSSS Tahil Sahib, GSSS Talwandi Kalan, SKS GSSS Sarabha, GSSS for girls, Gill village, GSSS Kila Raipur, GSSS Ladowal, GHS Rasulpur, GSSS Akhara, GSSS Barsal, GSSS Chakar, GSSS Daherka, GSSS Dalla, GSSS Galib Kalan, GSSS Gidderwindi, GSSS Hathoor, GSSS Kamalpura, GSSS Kanuke Kalan, GSSS Lakha, GSSS Lamma Jattpura, GSSS Leelan Megh Singh, GSSS Malla Girls, GSSS Malshian Bajan, GSSS Manuke and GSSS Sherpur Kalan.
A few of the schools, including GHS Jaspal Banger, GSSS Ayali Khurd, GSSS Bhutta, GSSS Dhelon, GSSS Hargobindpur, GSSS Khanpur,GSSS for girls, Mansooran, GSSS Sangowal and GSSS Threeke, would also be given the smart phones.
Meanwhile, there are 64 students studying in GSSS Dhaka and no one has received the smartphones. Mandeep Kaur, mother of Talwinder, who is studying in Class XII arts at GSSS, Dhaka, said, “I have three children, one is studying in Class IX and the other is in Class VII. The three of them keep on fighting among themselves as every class is online. Now, if the government has promised the smartphones, then they should give these to facilitate us.”
One of the students, Paramjit Kaur of Class XII, non-medical stream, GSSS Sohian, said, “My father is a labourer and my brother is also studying in the same school. No one in our school has received mobile phones and I don’t have any cellphone at home, so I ask my friend for the same. But now I am expecting that they will give it to us very soon.”
Paramjit’s brother Raghubeer Singh, who is studying in Class XI, said, “I am studying from books and go for doubt clearing session to the school. Without a phone, we can’t attend any Zoom classes, but we are hoping to get the phone at the earliest.”
Simranjit Kaur, another student of Clasa XII of a government school at Jagraon, said, “I have a smartphone of my sister, but when she leaves I have to face the issue of no phone. I am not able to cope up with my school syllabus, which is being covered online. It is not possible for me to attend the online classes and now it’s been a whole year and we have not received the phone. I don’t think that we will be getting the phones now.”
Rajinder Kaur DEO said, “ Smartphones will be distributed in stage three and there was a dry run testing for distribution of smartphones on Wednesday for the remaining students. They will be given smartphones tomorrow. ”
box:
Total students: 16,682
Smartphones supplied till date- 9,554
Smartphones distributed to students in the first phase - 276
Smartphones distributed to students in second phase -9,278
Balance-7,128