Reforming the education infrastructure through digital interventions is a progressive step, but it remains a double edged sword. Comment.

With advent of Information Technology, e-governance, IT etc the education sector is being digitalised for multiple imperatives yet it remains a double edged sword. Swayam, PM+NM, one nation one channel, digital roads, National Broadband Network. Progressive steps: (1) For students: i Wider reach to greater number of students through electronic education ii Affordable and accessibility improves in difficult terrain environments. (2) For schools/colleges: i More than to undertake teacher training ii Access to wider faculty choices iii Foreign guest lectures iv Immersive and audio-visual learning tools used via models of school interwar a more.

i Customized and self paced learning especially for differently abled students. (2) For schools/colleges: i More than to undertake teacher training ii Access to wider faculty choices iii Foreign guest lectures iv Immersive and audio-visual learning tools used via models of school interwar a more. (3) For Government: i Skilled and empowered workforce ii Mitigation & demographic dividend. Limitations: A Infrastructure challenges: (1) Digital marginalisation of weaker section due to poor access & girls in families may not get access.