INDIA - The official state of Tamil Nadu, India, began distributing portable computer (laptop) free of charge to students in the region. Giving is the first step of 6.8 million laptop program for free from the local government in south India.
Laptops given to every secondary school students and public universities who are qualified. Five-year program is the first policy in India.
This facility is one of the government's promise during the election campaign earlier this year. Bearer of the program argued, giving free laptops will help children less fortunate, where his parents could not afford a computer.
In addition, for-for laptops can also increase the economic wealth of Tamil Nadu who was competing with the state in southern India, to be the center of a modern IT-supported new generation of intelligent computers.
However, the program is not free from criticism. Critics rate, funding for these programs is too high. In just one year alone, the government must spend hundreds of millions of dollars.
According to them, it's better for the funds allocated to other fields such as social services and infrastructure. In addition, the state of Tamil Nadu also has the power crisis. This means, students should strive to use the laptop. It is quoted by the BBC on Thursday (09/15/2011).
When the campaign, the government also promised to distribute food mixers and grinders constituents. Poor families, who entered in the list of food subsidy programs, will receive the livestock of goats and sheep.
Laptops given to every secondary school students and public universities who are qualified. Five-year program is the first policy in India.
This facility is one of the government's promise during the election campaign earlier this year. Bearer of the program argued, giving free laptops will help children less fortunate, where his parents could not afford a computer.
In addition, for-for laptops can also increase the economic wealth of Tamil Nadu who was competing with the state in southern India, to be the center of a modern IT-supported new generation of intelligent computers.
However, the program is not free from criticism. Critics rate, funding for these programs is too high. In just one year alone, the government must spend hundreds of millions of dollars.
According to them, it's better for the funds allocated to other fields such as social services and infrastructure. In addition, the state of Tamil Nadu also has the power crisis. This means, students should strive to use the laptop. It is quoted by the BBC on Thursday (09/15/2011).
When the campaign, the government also promised to distribute food mixers and grinders constituents. Poor families, who entered in the list of food subsidy programs, will receive the livestock of goats and sheep.
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