Laptops to 45,313 SC, ST students under Vidyakiranam Project: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
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Under the Vidyakiranam Project, laptops will be provided to 45,313 children belonging to the SC/ST category in the state, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
On Monday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced that laptops will be provided to 45,313 children belonging to the scheduled caste/scheduled tribe category in the state for online learning under the 'Vidyakiranam' project. Inaugurated the distribution of free laptops for all ST students from classes 1 to 12 as part of the #Vidyakiranam project. 45,313 students will be benefitted. 81.56 Cr has been allocated, and distribution will be completed in November. pic.twitter.com/52V6NTV5pg
In a release, the CM said that this will be the first phase of laptop distribution. He further added that in subsequent phases the govt will provide laptops to around 3.5 lakh ST/SC students of Classes 1 to 9 in the state. He inaugurated the project by distributing the first laptop to a fifth class student of GHS Vazhamuttam School in Thiruvananthapuram, the release said.
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