Within the subsequent 5 years, the Yogi authorities hopes to distribute 20 million tablets and smartphones to the youth. The federal government is working arduous to realize this purpose.
To attach know-how with schooling, the Yogi authorities is providing free tablets and smartphones to the children. From January 1 to March 31, 2021-22, 12,31,983 units have been delivered. The state authorities has given orders for the remaining 5,38,017 tablets and smartphones to be delivered inside two months. The eligible college students will obtain this pill and smartphone.
Within the subsequent 5 years, the Yogi authorities hopes to distribute 20 million tablets and smartphones to the youth. The federal government is working arduous to realize this. Bids for two.5 million tablets and a pair of.5 million smartphones have been revealed on the GeM portal underneath this scheme, which was executed in 2021-22. In complete, the chosen supplying companies requested 7.20 lakh tablets and 10.50 lakh smartphones (for a complete of 17.70 lakh devices).
On this regard, the State Authorities determined that for the fiscal 12 months 2021-22, the scheme will goal and contract 17.70 lakh college students who’re of their closing 12 months of research or who’re enrolled in a course that lasts greater than a 12 months.
In mild of those college students graduating, the provision of 5,38,017 units left after March 31, 2022, must be continued. As well as, directions have been issued to ship inside 60 days. The funds for the monetary 12 months 2022-23 shall be used for this objective.
So as to make sure the scheme’s continuation in 2022-23, directions got to extend the contracts of the provider teams by 25%, as per the GeM portal’s provision. As well as, it was ordered {that a} market evaluation of pill and smartphone charges be performed to verify that the charges of those units haven’t gone under the agreed charges.
Who’s Eligible for UP Free Pill Yojana?
Solely college students whose household revenue doesn’t exceed Rs 2 lakh per 12 months are eligible to use for the Uttar Pradesh Free Pill Yojana.
College students with any backlog is not going to be eligible for the UP Free Pill Scheme 2021; as an alternative, they have to cross all previous courses with good grades.
First revealed on: 17 Jun 2022, 10:00 IST
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