Free tablets with pre-loaded educational content were distributed to the students under YounTab Scheme of Department of Education UT Ladakh on February 22.

Executive Councilors Kacho Mohd Feroz expressed gratitude to the UT Education Department Ladakh for launching the scheme for Kargil students. He emphasised the importance of students maximizing their use of tabs to improve education and enhance their skills.

He also commended the efforts of LAHDC Kargil for launching the winter remedial coaching classes for students. Furthermore, he assured that the success of this year's board exams would determine the replication of this model in the following year.

EC stated that LAHDC is dedicated to enhancing the quality of education in Kargil and pledged full support to the education sector.

EC Zakir Hussain, LAHDC Kargil congratulated students for getting new tabs. He also reiterated the role of teachers in education system and requested them to be proactive enhancing the education system.

He also requested students to make optimum use of tablets.

A total of 760 tabs will be distributed among the students of various schools of the district. The YounTab scheme is an initiative of the Department of School Education with technical support by the Information Technology Department.