Authorities in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are to start handing out the first of an estimated 6.8 million free laptops to schoolchildren.
All children in government-funded secondary schools and colleges will be eligible for one.
The five-year programme is the first of its kind in India.
The laptops are part of a huge giveaway promised by ministers during elections earlier this year.
Supporters of the scheme say it will help disadvantaged children whose parents cannot afford a computer. Full story...
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All children in government-funded secondary schools and colleges will be eligible for one.
The five-year programme is the first of its kind in India.
The laptops are part of a huge giveaway promised by ministers during elections earlier this year.
Supporters of the scheme say it will help disadvantaged children whose parents cannot afford a computer. Full story...
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