High-speed broadband Internet access will be available in all high-tech schools in the State by October, General Education Minister V. Sivankutty has said.
He said that the Kerala Fiber Optic Network (KFON) had earlier said that the work for making Internet facility at 100 MBPS speed available to all the 4,752 secondary schools with fully high-tech classrooms will be completed by September 20. However, this schedule could not be met, and the KFON has now informed that it will be completed by October.
The Minister said that the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was earlier providing Internet access as part of the high-tech school programme. The Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) has been funding this for the first five years in the secondary schools and for the first four years in the primary school level. A total amount of ₹10.2 crore was spent annually for this purpose.
