In a bid to ensure children are not deprived of education amid the Covid-19-enforced closure of schools and lack of online studying resources, nearly 200 teachers of 72 civic schools here in Maharashtra have literally taken the classes to the doorsteps of students, an education official here said. As part of the initiative, the teachers, of Urdu and Marathi medium schools run by the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation, visit the homes of students and teach them individually, the official told PTI on Wednesday. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, schools here are closed to prevent the spread of the viral infection.

Many children also do not have mobile phones and other resources to join classes online and there is a fear of students missing out on their education in such a scenario, he said. Hence, the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation has chalked out a plan to reach out to students wherever they are staying, the official said. Humera Anjum, a teacher from Garkheda Urdu School here, said, "Last year (after Covid-19 outbreak), we printed some workbooks for our students and tried to reach out to them as much as possible to take their classes. This year, the initiative has been extended to all schools of the municipal corporation."