This so called promise from earlier this year was actually a promise from more then 7 years ago. By a different govt. and different minister. The deal didn't work out cos the PC was from Intel at that time and the Minister could not cut a deal with them to take half the cash back home instead of letting the rural kids get that stuff, so the deal went sour.
Now a new minister with a new company has the people sucking up to him with the same old stuff.
This has got to be the most ridiculous thing ever. Actual stats are:
65 Million Active internet users at any given time, 61 Million Regular users out of which 46 Million are urban and 16 Million are Rural users. The Census also say 4 in Every 5 people in India are daily internet users....
This is another stupid Govt Scam working hand in hand with a company to siphon funds in the name of Rural Education.
50% of the people in Rural India can't use a calculator. Forget a tablet. even if it reaches them , it's going to be lying on the top of their refrigerators with the whole family and neighbors sitting around it and looking at the 7 inch massive screen ( cos the last one they saw in monochrome was the one on their cell phone) waiting for the channel to change.
Guy!! The day I get a snap of this sort of a scene , I'm going to post it online.