Bharat Nirmaan Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 Govt plans to give 2.5 crore mobile phones, 90 lakh tablets free NEW DELHI: In another mega scheme to woo the poor, the Centre proposes to spend Rs 7,860 crore distributing 2.5 crore mobile phones and 90 lakh tablets virtually free of cost to targeted beneficiaries over the next four years starting 2014-15, in the name of bridging the digital divide in the country. The mobile phones will come bundled with free connection charges for two years. The user, who will have to pay a one-time charge of Rs 300, will also get 30 minutes of talk time, 30 text messages and 30 Mb of data usage free per month. This scheme will be restricted to the rural population. Similarly, tablets will be given away to students of classes XI and XII, both in rural and urban areas. These gadgets will have free data card connection for two years. The proposal has been sent to the telecom commission by the department of telecommunication (DoT). After it's approved by the commission, the plan will be sent to the Union cabinet. States to decide beneficiaries The programme will be implemented by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd on behalf of the government. In the first year, 25 lakh mobile phones and 15 lakh tablets are proposed to be distributed at a cost of Rs 395 crore and Rs 772.5 crore, respectively. In the second year, the department aims to give away 50 lakh phones and 35 lakh tablets at a cost of Rs 880 crore and Rs 1,858.75 crore, respectively. In the third year, 75 lakh people will get phones at an expenditure of Rs 1,365 crore and 40 lakh students will be given free tablets at a cost of Rs 2,191.25 crore. In the fourth year, the free tablets program will end but will still cost the department Rs 150 crore in providing services for the data card connections. The department will spend Rs 1,850 crore in distributing the remaining handsets. While the administrative and distribution charges for each mobile phone will be Rs 320, for tablets this cost will come to Rs 900. In the case of tablets, beneficiary will get device and data connectivity for a maximum period of 2 years or his/her duration of study at school, whichever is less. The service provider will give a free package of 75 minutes talk time, 75 SMSes and 500 MB data usage every month. The proposal says selection of beneficiaries for the programme will be done by state governments. But they will have to meet broad guidelines fixed by the department — only one beneficiary from each family covered under MGNREGA and 30% 'open' beneficiaries for mobile phones. For tablets, the government will target students of classes XI and XII studying in government schools who are not covered by other similar schemes. The list of eligible students would be provided by school authorities and authenticated by state governments. Funding for the programmes will from the Universal Service Obligation Fund, which is being realized through a levy of 5% on telecom services revenues from operators. Till March 31, 2013, this kitty had nearly Rs 28,000 crore and Rs 6,500 crore was being added every year. Source Waiting for Panchayats to get 100mbps broadband speed after this. GOI will launch so many such scheme's.
StriKe Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 30mb per month :hehe: Tablets for 10th n 12th also useless.Laptop would have been better when they continue UG. All those network/data plans are utter waste in 2014
Holysmoke Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 Fact - Anyone can get the govt to do any kind of scheme these days with the right "push". All they are interested in now is amassing as many gandhi's as they can till they're thrown out in 2014.
Number Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 India a failed state. The German press has savaged India’s misgovernance. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/indias-never-had-it-so-bad/article5093685.ece An editorial in the highly circulated German national newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine screamed: “India has never had it so bad. Stealing in government has never been this brazen. Government officials are now so audacious in their corrupt practices that they do not give a damn about who is watching”. “For India, it seems clear that the hope of becoming one of the best twenty economies in the world will only remain a daydream. Corruption is the bane of the society. ” Bharat ka nirmaan.
hhunaeh Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 India a failed state. The German press has savaged India’s misgovernance. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/indias-never-had-it-so-bad/article5093685.ece Bharat ka nirmaan. everything the germans say is true. Shame on our country.
hhunaeh Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 The germans are talking about all of us and not just the central govt.
Bharat Nirmaan Posted September 7, 2013 Author Posted September 7, 2013 ^ leave India and migrate to war mongering failed states like USA. Rest of us will remain in free land enjoying free food and free mobile. When we don't buy defense stuff from EU, they malign us.
DomainK Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 Fact - Anyone can get the govt to do any kind of scheme these days with the right "push". All they are interested in now is amassing as many gandhi's as they can till they're thrown out in 2014. Whatever makes you so sure. I have been hearing how Congress will be thrown out since my childhood and here they are, running the government.
Bharat Nirmaan Posted September 7, 2013 Author Posted September 7, 2013 Whatever makes you so sure. I have been hearing how Congress will be thrown out since my childhood and here they are' date=' running the government.[/quote'] They have found new 'Feku' in NaMo, who can't make children and has physical relations with Amit Shah.
seedhi Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 ^ leave India and migrate to war mongering failed states like USA. Rest of us will remain in free land enjoying free food and free mobile. When we don't buy defense stuff from EU' date= they malign us.This has to be a parody account ..
Crookbond Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 India a failed state. The German press has savaged India’s misgovernance. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/indias-never-had-it-so-bad/article5093685.ece Bharat ka nirmaan. And this will not change unless we ask the right questions rather than woo ourselves on non-concrete off the shelf statements.
Yoda-esque Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 They have found new 'Feku' in NaMo' date=' who can't make children and has physical relations with Amit Shah.[/quote'] Some pseudo intellectual poster here has come up with an alternative id for obvious reasons. Carte Blanche for verbal diarrhoea ala Diggi..
adi B Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 ^ leave India and migrate to war mongering failed states like USA. Rest of us will remain in free land enjoying free food and free mobile. When we don't buy defense stuff from EU' date=' they malign us.[/quote'] are u for real? :hysterical::hysterical:
Crookbond Posted September 30, 2014 Posted September 30, 2014 NDA govt revives UPA’s free mobile phone scheme Rs. 5,000 Cr plan Read more at: http://www.livemint.com/Politics/PyMjlMifmrP0L5JRCpyMnO/NDA-revives-free-mobile-phone-scheme.html?utm_source=copy
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