As part of the poll promise given by BJP before the last assembly elections, the Tripura government has announced to provide Smartphones to more than 15000 undergraduate students under the Mukhyamantri Yuva Yogajug Yojana.
Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath said 15000 final-year students would be selected from 40 educational institutions including 22 government Degree Colleges and two universities and each of them would get Rs 5000 for buying a Smartphone in the current financial year.
The scheme was introduced last year and as many as 7,274 students had received the payment for buying a Smartphone and an amount of Rs 3.67 Cr was disbursed. This year, the budget allocation for the scheme has increased to Rs 7.50 Cr.
