Highlights
- Students of classes 10 and 12 from govt schools will be given free tablets in Uttarakhand.
- Government college students will also be provided with tablets.
- Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami announcement the distribution of tablets.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday promised free tablets for students of classes 10 and 12 studying in government schools in the state. Apart from this, free tablets will also be provided to students from government colleges.
For this, money will be transferred to students' accounts through DBT. "We will ensure that all govt universities, schools help these students in buying those tablets", said CM Dhami.
The development comes ahead of assembly elections in the state slated for 2022.