After Akhilesh, Yogi govt to distribute free laptops

After Akhilesh Yadav, now Yogi Adityanath will also distribute free laptops or tablets to about 10 lakh students registered under the Abhyudaya yojana, a free of cost coaching scheme for students preparing for civil services, NEET, JEE and other competitive exams.

The Yogi Adityanath government has already earmarked Rs20 crore for laptop and tablet distribution. After coming to power in March 2017, CM Yogi Adityanath had promised to provide free laptops to meritorious students.

Unlike the Akhilesh Yadav government, the present government has, however, attached a rider. Merit will be the eligibility criteria. Only those who study hard and qualify the written exam will get a laptop.

Opposition leaders alleged the government’s laptop freebies are meant to cover up its failure to generate jobs for unemployed youths in the state ahead of the 2022 Assembly poll.