The department will instal touch-screen computers on the outer wall of its schools.

Taking the concept of 'hole-in-the-wall', or Minimally Invasive Education, to 70 schools across Delhi, Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely will now concentrate on areas where dropout is high.

Unlike other cities, where initiatives such as the Mid-Day meal scheme can be enough for children to go to school, in Delhi, with its comparatively higher earners, this does not suffice, Singh said. "We always need to think of new ways to encourage attendance."

Feedback from the mobile school project or chalta phirta bus, launched two weeks back, reveals that children are especially curious and motivated by computer-aided learning. "Like the buses, we want the kiosks to be bright and colourful. They should tempt children to come to school," Singh said.

A number of non-governmental organisations and private players have expressed their interest in designing the kiosks and in managing and maintaining the project. While this is still under negotiation, the Education department is already working on software for the computers. Videogames, cartoons and interactive learning, through alphabet games or hygiene worksheets will be part of the programme.

The point that is still under consideration is whether to leave the computers unmanned, as the original 'hole-in-the wall' kiosks, or to employ an assistant-cum-guard. "We're open to both ideas," Education Secretary Rina Ray said.