Punjab Government, on the occasion of International Youth Day, began distribution of smartphones to government school students in class 12. Under this initiative, smartphones would be distributed to 1.73 lakh students.
“Fulfilling our poll promise, we will commence distribution of 1.73 Lakh Smart Phones on August 12 on International Youth Day, to students studying in Class XII in Government schools. Amidst #Covid19, we hope these smartphones will help play a useful role in online education,” read the CM’s tweet.
Capt. Amarinder Singh tweeted that the government has initiated the first phase of distributing smartphones to class 12 students. The scheme saw the light of the day more than three years after the Congress came to power in the state.
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