Investor Presentaiton
COVID Impact on Education 1/2
More than 1.5 million schools in India are closed amidst the
pandemic and there are many obstacles in rolling out a
large-scale digital education program
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According to a 2019 government survey, only 24%
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of the households have internet access
In small towns and villages, only 4% of the
population has access to the internet
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The Education Ministry slashed its digital e-
learning budget from Rs 604 crores in FY20 to Rs
469 crores in FY21 - the year in which the
pandemic struck
The World Bank predicts a loss of USD 440 Bn
(Rs 32.2 lakh crores) of the Indian treasury due
to the closing of schools
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In India, almost 320 million students have been
affected by school closures (UNESCO, 2020a).
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However, only 37.6 million students in 16 states are
continuing their academics via online and radio
programmes (UNICEF, 2020a)
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