THE ROLE OF E-GOVERNANCE IN EDUCATION SECTOR OF INDIA DURING THE NATIONAL LOCKDOWN 2020

Abstract

Education illuminates every step of the journey to a better world. Access to inclusive and good quality education is crucial for every child to unlock their learning ability and the wider benefit of education. In 2015, the international community included a goal on education, Sustainable Development Goal 4, among the 17 sustainable development goal. It is our moral imperative to ensure the right of every child to the proper education of high quality. In December 2019 the emergence of Corona virus has sent shockwaves to almost all sectors, particularly the health, economic, and education sector.  COVID-19 has affected human lives, the family atmosphere and the pace of social and economic development, all of which have resulted in incalculable loss of sustainable development (Gao and Yu 2020). The petrifying and the extreme impact of COVID -19 in the education sector makes our goal for comprehensive and equitable quality education even more urgent. India has the world’s second-largest school system after China. According to UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)report, more than 1.5 billion children are being left behind due to school closure aimed at preventing the spread of COVID19[1]. There is no alternative of e-governance in this area for the fastest possible pace. The benefits of e-governance in education sector are better efficiency, faster access, increased transparency, lower cost and to some extent the penultimate one, is of concern in social distancing practices in these unprecedented times of Pandemic.This paper aims to describe the role of e-governance in education sector and examine the effect of COVID-19 on schooling and learning opportunities for children.