Operation Digital Board in the offing 

Operation Digital Board in the offing 

Context

The Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) on Monday passed a resolution to take steps towards Operation Digital Board on the lines of Operation Blackboard of 1987, which was started with the purpose of providing minimum basic facilities to all primary schools

Operation Digital Board

• Idea behind it: The idea of Operation Digital Board is aimed at providing better digital education in all schools. This will offer new opportunities and new ways of teaching and learning to schools
• Collaborative effort: Centre, the states CSIR and community support will be involved in the launch of the operation digital board,

Operation Blackboard

Operation Blackboard is a centrally sponsored programme which was started in 1987 immediately after the Rajiv Gandhi NPE of 1986 was released to supply the bare minimum crucial facilities to all primary schools in the country

• Objective: The objective of the scheme is providing students studying in primary settings with the necessary institutional equipment and instructional material to facilitate their education