Lucknow: To familiarise the youth of Uttar Pradesh with latest technology, the Yogi Adityanath government has announced the distribution of 9.74 lakh tablets and smartphones across the state.
The department of information technology has already been asked to include this in its 100-day action plan. The government has already started preparations in this regard.
The government has directed the officers of the IT department to complete all necessary action at the earliest and provide tablets and smartphones to the youth within the stipulated time. The officials have also been asked to identify the eligible students/beneficiaries for tablets and smartphones from each district.
A government spokesperson said that due to Covid-19 pandemic, the education of the youth was badly affected over the last two years as they were unable to go to schools and colleges. “To ensure that the education of the youth is not hindered, the government started online education, but the youth’s unfamiliarity with modern technology was a major obstacle in the way,” he added. “To end this problem, the government has started the scheme of giving tablets and smartphones to the youth,” the spokesman said. In its Sankalp Patra, the BJP had set the target of giving tablets and smartphones to 2 crore youth.