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Government to Lease PCs at Rs.15 Per day
Techtree News Staff, Sep 13, 2010 1207 hrs ISTIndia's way to increase PC awareness
Soon after announcing the launch date for Sakshat, India's $35 tablet, the government is mulling over yet another move that could help bring computing to the masses and to people who were simply unable to afford one - thanks to the still out-of-bounds prices.
While PC components and computers in general have become cheaper over the years, a vast majority of the Indian population has still not reached a point where it can afford the luxury of a personal computer. To solve this, the Indian government is putting forth an experimental project that would involve renting out PCs to those who can't afford them - at rates that would not make a dent in their pockets.
According to The Economic Times, India's ministry of IT & Communications will deploy computers at five locations which would be rented out for citizens who can use them for as little as Rs. 15 or Rs. 20 per day. The government is in talks with companies like HCL (who has taken up the task of manufacturing the Sakshat) and even Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child project.
The government is spending around Rs.45 lakhs for this project - which, according to us, is quite a reasonable budget for an experimental project of this nature.
Do you thing renting out PCs at subsidised rates to those who do not have access to them otherwise is a great way to improve India's IT literacy? Leave us a comment and let us know.
While PC components and computers in general have become cheaper over the years, a vast majority of the Indian population has still not reached a point where it can afford the luxury of a personal computer. To solve this, the Indian government is putting forth an experimental project that would involve renting out PCs to those who can't afford them - at rates that would not make a dent in their pockets.
According to The Economic Times, India's ministry of IT & Communications will deploy computers at five locations which would be rented out for citizens who can use them for as little as Rs. 15 or Rs. 20 per day. The government is in talks with companies like HCL (who has taken up the task of manufacturing the Sakshat) and even Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child project.
The government is spending around Rs.45 lakhs for this project - which, according to us, is quite a reasonable budget for an experimental project of this nature.
Do you thing renting out PCs at subsidised rates to those who do not have access to them otherwise is a great way to improve India's IT literacy? Leave us a comment and let us know.
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