New Delhi/Mumbai: Yuva Sena President Aditya Thackeray yesterday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and invited him to visit the “Virtual Classroom” project in civic schools in Mumbai.
The Virtual Classroom project, where children are taught without the use of textbooks, and notebooks, has been initiated by the Yuva Sena in collaboration with the Shiv Sena.
“We have created special educational tablets which have the entire syllabi of classes 8 to 10 in five languages... English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Urdu. It also has notes, work sections, assessments which can be of immense benefit to the student community,” Thackeray said.
The 25-year-old youth leader said students using the tablets have scored above 90 percent in competitive examinations.
Inviting Modi to witness the success of the Virtual Classroom Project covering around 400 civic schools, he said it would complement the PM’s vision of a digital and skilled India.
“Even Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde expressed interest to popularise these educational tablets and reduce the burden on students,” Thackeray added.
He was accompanied by Shiv Sena parliamentary party chief Anandrao Adsul, party MPs Arvind Sawant, Chandrakant Khaire and Gajanan Kirtikar
IANS
