Students in Odisha will be attending live classes on YouTube in a routine manner starting from June 21, 2021. As per the Odisha School Education Program Authority, the students of different classes will be attending classes under this arrangement.

The authority has written to the District Education Officers (DEO) of Khordha, Bolangir, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Ganjam, Koraput Puri, Dhenkanal, Sundargarh, Nayagarh, Bhadrak, Balasore and Sambalpur for implementation of the initiative. The DEOs have been asked to arrange two classrooms, preferably in COE Schools /Transformation High Schools or schools located near the District Headquarters.

These classrooms have to be equipped with sufficient lighting, air conditioning, white board, banner, desktop or a laptop, two cameras & tripod among others. The officials have been asked to ensure that all these arrangements have to be made by June 17th for YouTube live streaming of virtual classes and trial run in advance.