The Tamil Nadu government on Monday launched its exclusive education TV channel, aimed at benefiting students of classes I to XII. An initiative of the School Education Department, "Kalvi Tholaikkatchi" (Education TV) was launched by Chief Minister K Palaniswami here.

The content will include shows aimed at school children, besides those on jobs and related issues. "Students can now learn from home," School Education Minister K A Sengkottaiyan said at the launch event.

According to education department officials, the late CM Jayalalithaa announced this channel's broadcast in 2014. The government had also allotted Rs 2 crore to create a studio at the 8th floor of the Anna Centenary Memorial Library, at Chennai.