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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Indo-Americans have applauded Tamil Nadu (India) for ambitious plan to hand out free laptops to its schoolchildren, first for any state in India.
“It was a step in the right direction” and it appeared that it would empower next generation of Tamil Nadu and especially help the economically disadvantaged families in the race for information technology usage, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said.
According to reports, this project will result in distributing about 6.8 million laptops in five years. Tamil Nadu has also decided to provide broadband connectivity to about 12,600 village panchayats and provide expert IT training to rural college students.
Mr Zed, who is chairperson of Indo-American Leadership Confederation, asked other states of India to follow the Tamil Nadu course. He urged Tamil Nadu and India to invest in improving broadband quality.
He said that India was still reportedly below the application threshold in quality and penetration of net services. India did have the capacity to be a global technology leader but it needed to have a clear digital strategy if it wanted to build and capture leadership position in technology.
Tamil Nadu, said to be the most urbanised state in India and third largest contributor to India's GDP, is also the second largest software exporter by value in India.
One of the longest continuous habitations in India and cradle of Dravidian civilisation, Tamil Nadu boasts of eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and is also known for its temples, gopurams, tigers and Bharatnatyam. Dr. Konijeti Rosaiah and Selvi J. Jayalalithaa are Governor and Chief Minister respectively.
Indo-Americans have applauded Tamil Nadu (India) for ambitious plan to hand out free laptops to its schoolchildren, first for any state in India. “It was a step in the right direction” and it appeared that it would empower next generation of Tamil Nadu and especially help the economically...
Indo-Americans have applauded Tamil Nadu (India) for ambitious plan to hand out free laptops to its schoolchildren, first for any state in India.
“It was a step in the right direction” and it appeared that it would empower next generation of Tamil Nadu and especially help the economically disadvantaged families in the race for information technology usage, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said.
According to reports, this project will result in distributing about 6.8 million laptops in five years. Tamil Nadu has also decided to provide broadband connectivity to about 12,600 village panchayats and provide expert IT training to rural college students.
Mr Zed, who is chairperson of Indo-American Leadership Confederation, asked other states of India to follow the Tamil Nadu course. He urged Tamil Nadu and India to invest in improving broadband quality.
He said that India was still reportedly below the application threshold in quality and penetration of net services. India did have the capacity to be a global technology leader but it needed to have a clear digital strategy if it wanted to build and capture leadership position in technology.
Tamil Nadu, said to be the most urbanised state in India and third largest contributor to India's GDP, is also the second largest software exporter by value in India.
One of the longest continuous habitations in India and cradle of Dravidian civilisation, Tamil Nadu boasts of eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and is also known for its temples, gopurams, tigers and Bharatnatyam. Dr. Konijeti Rosaiah and Selvi J. Jayalalithaa are Governor and Chief Minister respectively.
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