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Punjab Govt. distributes free smartphones

August 16, 2020 By Shivanee Thote
Image source: Logical Indian

The Punjab government has rolled out the smartphone scheme in the state by distributing free mobile handsets to Class 12 students of government schools. The name of the scheme is the “Punjab Smart Connect Scheme”. The scheme for which ₹100 crores was allocated in the state budget for 2017-18 will benefit 1,74,015 Class 12 students of government schools in the first phase, to be completed by November 2020.

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Update by Sumedha Das

News source: Tribune India

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