Wednesday, October 5, 2011: The world’s cheapest tablet PC, priced at
around Rs 1,200, will now be available to students in the country as
part of the government’s programme to expand education through information technology.
The tablet PC, named Aakash, will cost the government Rs 2,276. It
will be given to students after subsidising the price by up to 50 per
cent, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said today while unveiling the device
here.
“The tablet is for Rs 2,276 which includes taxes and cost of
transportation. The government will provide subsidy of 50 per cent to
institutes buying it. It will cost around Rs 1,100- Rs 1,200 to
institutes,” Sibal said.
An initially order of 1 lakh devices has been placed with device
maker Datawind, Sibal said. The procurement order will be scaled up
later with an aim to bringing down prices further, he added.
“If 10 lakh pieces are ordered, then it will be priced at Rs 1,750
(cost to the government) which will include transportation cost and
vendor’s profit as well. So, I have fulfilled my promise of USD 35
tablet,” Sibal said.
3 comments:
where i can buy it???????????????
Samsung Plaza cochin
Thank you for the info. It sounds pretty user friendly. I guess I’ll pick one up for fun. thank u.
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