Chennai

Responding to a plea moved by Saranya, a mother of two children, against holding online classes without framing rules as it puts children on the path of explicit content, the counter said: “Online education is an evolving concept and has become a necessity during this pandemic time and both the Centre and the State Government are keen that students need to have continuity in their studies.”

Pointing out that a robust framework has been put in place under the Information Technology Act 2000 and CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team), the counter said this year alone, 39 advisories have been issued so far for safe internet use and browsing.