The School Education Minister Anbil Mahes Poyyamozhi said the Tamilnadu state government is planning to introduce spoken English classes for Standards VI to XII after their regular school hours.
Renowned Tamil works will be translated into other Dravidian languages and vice versa (Ponniyin Selvan and Vaikom Struggle: Tamil to English; commentary for Tirukural by former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi (Tamil to Telugu); T Janakiraman short stories (Tamil to Kannada).
Training will be given to students on traditional arts - Karakattam, Kummi, Silambattam, Oyilattam, Kavadiyattam, folk songs, wrestling etc.
The Connemara public library in Chennai will be modernised.
Child Abuse Prevention Week should be observed in all schools every year between November 15 and 22.
In order to achieve universal Foundational Literacy and Numeracy by 2025, the ‘Ennum Ezhuthum’ mission will be launched when the schools reopen completely.
Four more regional centres will be set up for the Tamil Nadu Open University at Salem, Tiruvannamalai, Mayiladuthurai and Sivagangai.
PhD programmes would be offered in the arts and science colleges and diploma courses in civil and mechanical engineering would be launched in Tamil next year.