SETTING UP OF OPEN UNIVERSITIES AND TELEVISION CHANNEL FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION
The Government has
been encouraging growth of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system
in the country. During the 10th Plan period, it is
proposed to increase the enrolment in the ODL system to the extent
of 40% from the existing 20% in the Higher Education Sector. While
in the 9th Plan period, there were ten Open Universities,
including Indira Gandhi national Open University (IGNOU), and
64 Correspondence Courses Institutes (CCIs), in the 10th
Plan 8 new State Open Universities are envisaged and 35 new CCIs
of the conventional Universities would be brought under the ODL
system.
The Government has
established a 24 hour dedicated educational T.V.Channel, Gyan
Darshan for higher education through ODL system. Recently, on
26th January, 2003 another Channel, Eklavya Channel,
dedicated for technical education has been launched.
This information
was given by the Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development,
Dr. Vallabhbhai Kathiria in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha
today.
