<p style=”margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: center;”><span style=”font-size:14px;”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”font-family:Calibri,sans-serif”><span style=”color:#595959″><b><span lang=”EN-US”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”color:#282828″>Source &ndash; The Hindu</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p>

<p style=”margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: center;”><span style=”font-size:14px;”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”font-family:Calibri,sans-serif”><span style=”color:#595959″><b><span lang=”EN-US”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”color:#282828″>GS Paper &ndash; 2 and 3</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p>

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<p style=”margin-bottom:8px”><span style=”font-size:14px;”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”font-family:Calibri,sans-serif”><span style=”color:#595959″><b><span lang=”EN-US”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”color:#282828″>Context – </span></span></span></b><span lang=”EN-US”><span style=”background:white”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”color:#282828″>Kerala has become the first State to have high-tech classrooms in all its public schools.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p style=”margin-bottom:8px”><span style=”font-size:14px;”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”font-family:Calibri,sans-serif”><span style=”color:#595959″><b><span lang=”EN-US”><span style=”background:white”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”color:#282828″>About &ndash;</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p>

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<li style=”margin-left:8px”><span style=”font-size:14px;”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”font-family:Calibri,sans-serif”><span style=”color:#595959″><span lang=”EN-US”><span style=”background:white”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”color:#282828″>These were implemented in the State as part of the Public Education Rejuvenation Mission.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style=”margin-left:8px”><span style=”font-size:14px;”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”font-family:Calibri,sans-serif”><span style=”color:#595959″><span lang=”EN-US”><span style=”background:white”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”color:#282828″>&nbsp;Over 3.74 lakh digital equipments were distributed in 16,027 schools for the smart classroom project.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style=”margin-left:8px”><span style=”font-size:14px;”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”font-family:Calibri,sans-serif”><span style=”color:#595959″><span lang=”EN-US”><span style=”background:white”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”color:#282828″>High-tech labs were started in 11,275 primary and upper primary schools for classes 1 to 7</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style=”margin-left:8px”><span style=”font-size:14px;”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”font-family:Calibri,sans-serif”><span style=”color:#595959″><span lang=”EN-US”><span style=”background:white”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”color:#282828″>The high-tech classroom project is being implemented by Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) with financial assistance from Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KIIFB). </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style=”margin-bottom:8px; margin-left:8px”><span style=”font-size:14px;”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”font-family:Calibri,sans-serif”><span style=”color:#595959″><span lang=”EN-US”><span style=”background:white”><span style=”line-height:107%”><span style=”color:#282828″>MP and MLA funds besides that of local self-government institutions were also utilised for set up the classrooms, expected to be a significant milestone in the area of education</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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