PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: The education board in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has approved tablets for students of civic schools.
The proposal will need administrative approval, and after that, a nod from the standing committee.
Administrative officer Jyotsna Shinde said many of their students do not have access to online education, and most rely on textbooks and visits or calls from the respective teachers to get their doubts cleared during the pandemic.
According to Shinde, even if offline studies resume for primary classes, the tablets will be useful to them. “They can get familiar with the technology pretty early with the help of interactive audio-visual lessons,” she said.
Activist Maruti Bhapkar, said secondary school students should be given tablets too.