The laptops will have a 3-year warranty and come pre-loaded with Kite’s free software application (Representational image)
This will be the first phase of laptop distribution, the chief minister said in a release and added that in subsequent phases it will be provided to around 3.5 lakh SC/ST students of classes 1 to 9 in the state.
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said that 45,313 children belonging to SC/ST category in the state will be provided laptops for online learning under the ‘Vidyakiranam’ project. This will be the first phase of laptop distribution, the chief minister said in a release and added that in subsequent phases it will be provided to around 3.5 lakh SC/ST students of classes 1 to 9 in the state.
He inaugurated the project by distributing the first laptop to a Class V student of GHS Vajamuttam School in Thiruvananthapuram, the release said. The laptops being provided in the first phase were available under KSFE-Kudumbasree’s ‘Vidyashree’ project, it said and added that the distribution of 45,313 laptops would be completed in November.
The Chief Minister further said that such a scheme is being launched for the first time in the country to enable SC/ST students to study online. It is also a model to end the digital isolation of the marginalized sections of the society.
The laptops, with a three-year warranty and with free software applications of Kite, will be provided through schools to children who have requested for such equipment on the ‘Sampoorna’ portal, the release said. stated in. For this an MoU will be signed between schools and parents and will be distributed at a cost of Rs 18,000 per laptop including laptop tax of Rs 81.56 crore.
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