Palaniswami urges TN to revive free data card scheme for students
The Hindu
The AIADMK co-coordinator said the scheme was in operation until April, but now students were not in a position to be able to renew their data cards and that the government must do so
Former Chief Minister and AIADMK co-coordinator, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Tuesday urged the State government to revive the scheme of providing 2 GB data cards free of cost to students of government colleges and polytechnics, apart from government-aided colleges. Pointing out that the scheme was in operation till April, he said the students, who belonged to the poor and the middle classes, were now not in a position to renew the cards, by spending ₹200 or ₹400 a month.
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