In its attempt to strengthen higher education in the rural areas of Punjab, the state government has said that 1.5 lakh students here would be given Aakash tablets from this session, at a cost of Rs 110 crores.
Chief Parliamentary Secretary (Education) Inderbir Singh Bolaria said in Amritsar, that the education sector was a priority for the SAD-BJP government. By distributing these tablets among students from the rural areas, the government is looking to make them aware about the use of technology in education these days.
To cost Govt Rs 110 crores
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