How Nirmala Sitharaman plans to make up for the learning loss kids faced in this pandemic

The government is turning to digital and on-air mode to bridge the learning loss in India’s school-going children. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech almost two years of formal education has been lost due to school closure brought on by the pandemic.

The Government will supplement the learning in schools by extending PM e-Vidya initiative in regional languages. It will also open a digital university which offers online skilling programmes to India’s youth.

Experts have pointed out mere skilling programmes in a poor education system will not make India's youth employable.