Keeping its pre-poll promise ahead of the last assembly , theTripuragovernment has announced that it will providesmartphonesto more 15,000 undergraduatestudentsunder the Mukhyamantri Yuva Yogajug Yojana.
Education ministerRatan Lal Nathsaid 15,000 final-year students will be selected from 40 educational institutions, including 22 government degree colleges and two universities, and each of them will receive Rs 5000 for buying a smartphone in the current financial year.
The scheme was introduced last year and 7,274 students had received the amount and Rs 3.67 crore was disbursed for this purpose.
This year, the budget allocation for the scheme has been increased to Rs 7.50 crore.