patna with a view to compensating for the loss that kids suffered due to the closure of schools amid the covid19 pandemic the bihar education project council bepc launched virtual classes on dd bihar on monday the students of classes i and ii can watch the channel from 305pm to 4pm and the pupils of classes iii to v can do so between 405pm and 5pm every daythe state project director of the bepc sanjay kumar singh told this reporter that virtual lectures were already being telecast for the students of classes vi to xii between 9am and 12pm of the 70 lakh students in these classes around 20 lakh are being benefited from the lectures on dd bihar he claimeda decision to broadcast the virtual classes on dd bihar was taken considering the fact that over 19 crore students study in government schools in bihar of these many cannot afford to buy smartphones for eclassesthe special classes on dd bihar will continue till the schools reopen singh said and added we have also made arrangements for ebooks study materials and audiovisual classes on elots to ensure that the process of learning is not disturbedthe bepc director claimed that on average 15 lakh students had used the elots app since its launch a month ago we expect the number of users to go up because the app will be beneficial for kids in the long run he said