‘Social media curbs difficult with low computer access’: Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

NEW DELHI: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said that only 12% to 15% of school students in India have access to computer systems, compared to nearly 80% in developed countries, posing a major challenge in restricting children’s access to social media. He noted that limiting phone usage becomes difficult in such a scenario.

Speaking after launching the CBSE curriculum on Computational Thinking (CT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for students of Classes III to VIII at Vigyan Bhawan, Pradhan said some countries and a few Indian states have already introduced restrictions on social media usage among school students.