IMFA Foundation launches mobile digital education unit in rural Cuttack

The Story in Brief

IMFA’s Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation has launched the e-Shikshya Express, a mobile learning vehicle for students in rural Cuttack. The unit will travel through villages in the Tangi-Choudwar region, offering computer education, digital literacy training and access to educational resources, OdishaTV reports.

Cuttack District Education Officer Nityananda Barik and foundation vice-president Dharmesh Gohel inaugurated the initiative on Thursday. The foundation, established in 2011 as IMFA’s social development arm, works across education, healthcare, livelihoods, water and sanitation, and advocacy. Its programmes currently cover nearly 200 villages in Odisha.

The Indian Opinion

The easy claim that a single mobile classroom will bridge Odisha’s digital divide is too generous. A launch ceremony proves intent, not regular access or better learning. The opposite claim, that CSR projects are mere publicity, is also untested without field data. The useful measures are simple: villages visited, students trained, repeat attendance and computer skills gained over the first year.

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