Lok Sabha Question No. 2494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: PMeVIDYA DTH Channel
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2494

ANSWERED ON 15/12/2025

## PMeVIDYA DTH Channel

2494. Shri Kripanath Mallah:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of contents telecasted by the PMeVIDYA DTH channel;

(b) whether the Government is planning to integrate the PMeVIDYA DTH channel with other digital education initiatives, such as DIKSHA platform and if so, the details thereof; and (c) the details of the expected outcomes in terms of educational accessibility for the hearingimpaired students?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c): The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) announced on 29.07.2020 is the first education policy of the 21st century and aims to address the many growing developmental imperatives of our country. The Policy proposes the revision and revamping of all aspects of the education structure, including its regulation and governance, to create a new system that is aligned with the aspirational goals of 21st century education, including SDG-4, while building upon  India's  traditions  and  value  systems.  Education  is  part  of  the  Concurrent  List  of  the Constitution and most of the Government schools are under the administration of the State Government and its bodies.

A comprehensive initiative called PM eVidya was initiated as part of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan' on 17th May, 2020, which unifies all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to  enable  multi-mode  access  to  education  across  the  country  under  the  aegis  of  National Education  Policy  (NEP)  2020.  States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  collaborate  with  NCERT  to utilise, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of these initiatives as per their requirements in mother tongue/local/regional languages. PM eVidya includes 200 DTH TV Channels allotted to States/UTs/Autonomous Bodies (ABs)/Other Ministries like Ministry of Skill Development and  Entrepreneurship,  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  in  Government  of  India  and  400  Radio channels to enable them to provide supplementary education as per their requirement in various Indian languages for classes 1-12.

The  content  telecast  by  the  PM  eVidya  DTH  TV  Channels  primarily  includes  curriculumaligned, grade and subject-specific educational videos, typically based-on NCERT textbooks and textbooks of State Boards and Autonomous Bodies such as NIOS/CBSE/KVS/NVS/others as the case may be. In addition, other programs having co-curricular/extra-curricular value are also telecast as fillers. Such programs include videos on Yoga, Sports, General Knowledge/General Awareness, disaster management, Moral Values/Stories, Art and Craft, Cultural Heritage including Music and Dance etc.

The other details pertaining to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for DTH - TV Channels for  School  Education,  Guidelines  for  Development  of  Engaging  eContents  for  Educational Television, Monitoring Report and Transmission Schedules of PM eVidya DTH TV Channels can be accessed at https://ciet.ncert.gov.in/dth.

Digital  Infrastructure  for  Knowledge  Sharing  (DIKSHA)  is  the  Nation's  One  Nation,  One Digital platform for providing quality e-content for school education in States/UTs along with QR  coded  Energised  Textbooks  (ETBs)  for  all  grades.  As  a  participant  in  DIKSHA, States/UTs/ABs have generated and contributed over 3.7 lakh content in mother local/regional languages  enabling  multilingualism.  Overall,  565.28  crore  learning  sessions  have  been completed  on  DIKSHA  by  students,  teachers  and  other  stakeholders.  DIKSHA  Offline supports areas with limited or no internet connectivity. The stakeholders have access to more than 450 Virtual Labs and 100 Virtual skill labs in Hindi and English on DIKSHA.

A dedicated  Indian Sign  Language  -  ISL Channel (No. 31) has been launched by Hon'ble Education  Minister  on  06 th December  2024,  broadcasting  a  large  number  of  ISL  videos covering the learning of ISL and NCERT textbooks across different grades and subjects. The videos  in  ISL,  follow  principles  of  Universal  Design  for  Learning  (UDL)  and  are  being constantly disseminated through DIKSHA portal & App and also via PM e VIDYA (One Class, One Channel) DTH channels, PM eVidya DTH ISL channel 31 and also via YouTube channels, to ensure coherent access of e-content. These videos include NCERT textbook, glossary words in Psychology, History, Geography, Urdu, Economics; academic terms; achiever series; NBT exam warrior (PPC); Bhasha Sangam; poems; stories; dictionary; and National Anthem.  The ISL textbooks can be accessed from DIKSHA class wise and subject wise from the portal link www.diksha.gov.in. The expected outcomes for hearing-impaired students under PM eVidya DTH TV Channels include enhanced access to education through ISL-enabled, barrier-free and curriculum-aligned  content,  improving  comprehension,  learning  continuity  and  enabling independent, self-paced access to NCERT materials while strengthening inclusive participation in mainstream education.

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