Advisor to LG KK Sharma today directed the education department to double the efforts to provide virtual classrooms and digital platforms to students in view of Coronavirus pandemic. He was interacting with Directors of Education, Jammu and Kashmir divisions through teleconferencing. <br />''<br />''Academic support is being given to the students by online classes through ZOOM App and Google Classes, wherever possible. The Advisor was informed that in present scenario, the Directorates of School Education have also initiated virtual schooling project wherein skilled and experienced teachers delivered curriculum based lessons in the studios of J&K Information department and the lessons are telecast through Doordarshan Kashir Channel and local cable network. <br />''<br />''Presently, two classes of 30 minutes duration are aired daily at 04:00 PM and 06:00 PM and the students are able to watch these lessons while sitting in their rooms. It was also said that both the Directorates of School Education are utilizing YouTube Channels to upload Teaching Lessons on important topics. <br />''<br />''DIKSHA, a digital Platform of MHRD is also available, which offers teachers, students and parents engaging material relevant to prescribed school Curriculum. E-pathshala of NCERT is another platform of MHRD, which is being accessed having all the learning material. <br />''<br />''The Advisor appreciated the efforts of School Education Department and asked both Directors to finalize the schedule of classes being telecast in DD Kashir Channel and instructed to publish the schedule of three days in advance in local newspapers and websites of the department for the information. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">He also appealed to parents and students to utilize various services and educational material available in different platforms, so that students remain d.</span><br />