Akal academies help rural kids study online

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, April 27

Amid lockdown across the nation over Covid-19 pandemic, Kalgidhar Trust, Baru Sahib, has introduced online education for more than 70,000 students studying in Akal academies being run under its aegis.

Most of the academies have been established in the rural areas. Students there had to struggle to get started as even their parents did not have much experience with social networking apps. The staff of Akal academies reached out to the parents and helped them in gaining access to online groups. They are now getting study material online.

The Akal academies have even provided the facility of online admissions and the new entrants have been included in the study apps and current social apps.