Over 50,000 students from four districts will receive tablets on the first day of the programme.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will launch a programme to distribute an additional 25 lakh tablets to students from Lucknow on Sunday, according to ANI. The event is scheduled to take place at Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow.
The first phase of the distribution will benefit students from Lucknow, Hardoi, Sitapur, and Unnao. Approximately 50,000 students from around 300 educational institutions are expected to receive tablets on the first day, as reported by Hindustan Times.
The initiative is part of the Swami Vivekananda Youth Empowerment Scheme. Chief Minister Adityanath stated that more than 60 lakh youths have already received smartphones and tablets under this scheme. He noted that the programme aims to ensure a lack of resources does not hinder the talent of young people in the state.
The scheme covers students in higher education, technical education, medical, nursing, and agriculture, as well as those at Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). It also includes persons with disabilities and workers registered on the Seva Mitra portal.
The tablets come with pre-installed mobile applications such as Infosys Springboard, Adhyayan, and Yuva Sathi. These provide access to educational content covering approximately 18,000 courses offered by Infosys.
