A "Mini Ratna (Category-I)" CPSE RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. has launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based attendance system for government schools across Assam. 48,000 government schools in Assam will be benefitted from this AI-based technology. 

In a statement, the company said, "RailTel has completed the work of deploying an AI-based identification system for capturing attendance and management of SDMIS (Student Database Management Information System) for government schools in Assam."

"The system covers 48,000 schools in all 33 districts. RailTel has configured, customised, and deployed this AI-based identification system for capturing attendance across all the elementary, secondary, and higher secondary schools," it added.

According to PTI, The total project value for RailTel is Rs 19.20 crore, out of which Rs 12 crore is a one-time cost being released post completion of the project. "The cost for maintenance of the project is Rs 3.96 crore per year with a scope of AMC for two years in the current scope of work.”

RailTel chairman and MD Puneet Chawla said that with the pandemic rapidly changing the world, all important sectors like health and education are leaning towards cutting edge digital technologies to adapt to the new normal.