Yogi Adityanath Kickstarts Campaign To Distribute Tablets, Smartphones To 1 Crore Students Of UP
NDTV
Tablets and smartphones were distributed to 60,000 students at the Ekana Stadium.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday began the campaign to distribute free tablets and smartphones to one crore students of the state on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee here.
Since 2014, December 25 has been celebrated as 'Good Governance Day' in memory of Mr Vajpayee, who served as the country's PM thrice, including a full term in 1999-2004.
Tablets and smartphones were distributed to 60,000 students at the Ekana Stadium.
Five students - Akanksha Mishra, a final year student of BSc Nursing, Sagar Upamanyu, a visually-challenged student of MA (Political Science), Mehul Gupta, a BTech student, Prabal Awasthi preparing for competitive examinations and Zeba Kausar, a final year student of BA - were invited on stage to speak where they expressed gratitude to the CM for providing resources to the needy students.