The Tamil Nadu government will launch a project - Illam Thedi Kalvi - (Education at the Doorstep) - on a pilot project basis to bridge the learning gap created among students due to the closure of schools during the pandemic lockdown. Based on the result, the project will be extended to students of classes I to VIII of government schools.

Initially, it will be launched for two weeks in Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Nilgiris, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli and Villupuram districts. The project is to be implemented for a period of six months to impart educational skills among children who have not been attending their classes since March 2020, when the lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus came into force. The scheme will be implemented at an estimated cost of Rs 200 crore from this financial year with the participation of teachers, volunteers, NGOs and academicians.

"It will be made a mass movement with the participation of parents, public, volunteers and teachers," an official press release said. Those willing to join the field of education can contact the School Education Department online: illamthedikalvi.tnschools.gov.in. School Education Minister Ambil Mahesh Poyyamozhi flagged off the campaign vehicle related to the educational project.

Kejriwal appears before Sultanpur court in the Model Code of Conduct violation case-2014

NCB to probe bribery allegations levelled against Sameer Wankhede in Aryan Khan case

Allu Arjun watches India-Pakistan cricket match with daughter Arha, son Ayaan