CHENNAI: The Illam Thedi Kalvi (scheme), launched to bridge the learning gap developed during the COVID-19 lockdown, has benefited 95.97 lakh students across the state, said the state government on Sunday.

The DMK government allocated Rs 660.35 crore from the academic year 2021-22 to 2024-25 for the ITK scheme, launched in October 2021. With 1.65 lakh volunteers, the scheme ensured that students were given additional care to compensate for the time lost during the pandemic-induced lockdown.

The Dravidian model government listed its achievements through various initiatives for the welfare of school students and overall school education. As part of this, under the Professor Anbazhagan School Development Scheme, infrastructure development works were done in 4,426 schools with an allocation

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