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Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal addressed concerns regarding pending correction of examination answer sheets, syllabus related queries among others.

While the world is wrestling with the impact of COVID -19, and the nation is under a lockdown, there has been significant impact on people with respect to health, shelter and education. Due to the pandemic, there has been uncertainty with respect to the education system in the country.

Radio City, India’s leading radio network, exclusively interacted with Union HRD Minister, Shri Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal, who shared insights on the steps to be taken by the Government to strengthen the Indian Education system during the lockdown.

In an exclusive and his first ever interview to a radio channel, Honorable Union HRD Minister, Shri Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal who is also an author of 74 books, spoke about the tools used to strengthen the education system of the country during this struggling time.

The interview was aired on 18th May, 9:00am -10:00am across Radio City’s 33 stations, where he addressed the nation, parents, students, teachers and Radio City listeners and motivated them with his own examples and reassured that the best suitable measures and steps would be taken by the Government for the betterment of the student's future and the country. He also spoke about the initiatives taken to cope with the Education wing (School Level, College Level, Competitive Level) of the country, announcements of much awaited pending examinations dates for schools, colleges, entrance exams. In addition to this, he addressed concerns regarding pending correction of examination answer sheets, syllabus related queries etc. He also applauded Radio City’s efforts to have spread positive, reliable and credible information amongst its listeners during lockdown.