BHUBANESWAR: Electronics and IT minister Tusharkanti Behera on Thursday expressed concern over the exclusion of Odia language from the Swayam online education portal of the Union education ministry.
Behera said this will be brought to the knowledge of the concerned Union ministry.
“Under no circumstances the future of Odia students will be compromised,”Behera said.
Due to Covid-19, education institutions are closed.
Students are relying heavily on online education.
The Swayam online education portal has study material on science, engineering and technology, pharmacy, humanities, social sciences as well as law and management.
These materials are being prepared by experienced professors from reputed institutions and will be available in major regional languages.
“The Union ministry of education had announced the availability of study material on this portal in 10 languages, including Odia,” Behera said.
Odisha: IT minister Tusharkanti Behera upset at exclusion of Odia from Swayam portal
