New Delhi, Jan 3 : Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Today  launched NEAT3.0, a single platform to provide the best-developed ed-tech solutions and courses to students of the country.

Speaking on the occasion of the e-launch, Pradhan said the National Education Alliance for Technology will be a game-changer in bridging the digital divide, especially among the economically disadvantaged students and also in fulfilling the knowledge-based requirement of India and the world.

“The Minister informed that 58 global and Indian start-up ed-tech companies are onboard NEAT and are offering 100 courses & e-resources for bettering learning outcomes, developing employable skills and overcoming learning loss,” he said in an official statement.

He hoped that the e-content & resources and Digital frameworks like NEAT are a step in the right direction in minimising learning loss.

The Minister encouraged AICTE to integrate courses in NEAT with Skill India to tap the opportunities in emerging areas of skill to boost employment and prepare youth for the future.

The Minister also launched AICTE prescribed technical books in regional languages.

He urged the AICTE and ed-tech companies to offer e-resources at the least possible cost.

Pradhan complimented the global ed-tech companies and Indian start-ups who are a part of NEAT3.0 and said that all ed-techs are welcome to work with a collaborative approach for making education accessible & affordable. But, ed-techs must remember that there is no place for monopoly and exploitation, he added.

“More than 12 lakh socially and economically disadvantaged students have received free ed-tech course coupons worth over Rs 253 crore under NEAT3.0,” he said.(UNI)