Priyanka Poojary
UP state government has started ‘Free Tablets and Smartphones Distribution Scheme’ for youth in the state. CM Yogi Adityanath launched this scheme on December 25, 2021 marking the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna recipients former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. Under this scheme the state government will provide free laptops and smartphones to youth in the state along with facility of digital access and content free of cost. This scheme will promote digital education. This scheme intends to benefit about one crore youth of the state. Marking the start of this scheme free smartphones were distributed to 60000 youth in the state.
Scheme Overview:
| Scheme | Free Tablets and Smartphones Distribution Scheme |
| Scheme Under | Uttar Pradesh Government |
| Launched By | Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath |
| Start Date | December 25, 2021 |
| Beneficiaries | Youth of the state |
| Benefit | Free Tablets and Smartphones |
| Major Objective | To provide tablets and smartphones for assisting the youth in their higher education thus ensuring their welfare. |
Objectives and Benefits:
- The main objective of the scheme is to assist the youth in their higher education.
- It intends to promote digital education in the state.
- Under this scheme the students in government colleges across all districts will be provided with free tablets and smartphones.
- It intends to help them access the educational content online.
- Due to pandemic many students have suffered in their studies, government intends to help such students.
- Government will make available facility of digital access free of cost for the students.
- It intends to ensure welfare of youth in the state.
Key Points:
- Free Tablets and Smartphones Distribution Scheme is started by the UP state government for youth in the state.
- CM Yogi Adityanath launched this scheme on December 25, 2021 marking the birth anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya.
- Under this scheme the state government will provide free laptops and smartphones to the youth.
- Currently this scheme applies to final year students in all steams in the state.
- Eventually the scheme will be extended to over all the districts of the state.
- The government will also provide the facility of digital access under this scheme.
- Digital educational content for studies and competitive examination will also be made available free of cost.
- The government will provide the students with employment opportunities to students through the tablets and smartphones.
- Students from all the districts of the state are urged to participate in this initiative.
- For availing the benefit of the scheme, the students have to register on the Digi Shakti portal.
- Registrations have started from December 25, 2021.
- Marking the start of this scheme 60000 smartphones and 40000 tablets were distributed for free to the youth in the state.
- This scheme intends to benefit about one crore youth of the state.
