Government's adult education going online via TCS
New Delhi: India's adult education programme will not just be a chalk and black board scheme as the government has roped in software services and consulting company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to teach illiterates through the click and portal medium too. "We have already had discussions with TCS on this and they are almost ready with a software that will teach adults (above 15 years of age) through animation, graphics and by downloading teaching materials from a dedicated site," a senior Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry official told the sources. "We will go online to achieve our target wherever there is possibility. This will reduce the demand for books and other hard teaching material, definitely a constraint in many parts of the country," the official who did not want to be named said. In September 2009, India rolled out the flagship adult education programme named Saakshar Bharat. It will be implemented in 365 districts of the country where the ...