Stalin had announced that 20 lakh laptops would be distributed under the “World at your fingertips” scheme.
In the first phase 10 lakh laptops would be distributed and Stalin would launch the scheme at an event to be held at Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam.
10 lakh laptops from companies like Dell, HP and Acer would be given to students from streams like engineering, arts and science, medical, agriculture, law, polytechnic among others.
The laptops provided to students will come pre‑loaded with Intel i3 / AMD Ryzen 3 processors, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD storage, Windows 11 Home Strategic and BOSS Linux OS.
The laptops provided by the government will serve as a strong foundation not only for educational development, but also for employment creation and socio‑economic progress, said an official statement.
Through the acquisition of digital skills, students can become qualified in areas such as Information Technology (IT), Software Development, Data Entry, Digital Marketing, Graphic Design, Coding, Web Designing, AI tools and Freelancing, thereby gaining “new opportunities and new directions for development”.
This will help raise family incomes, reduce the rural‑urban digital divide, and create opportunities for new business initiatives.
This scheme is an educationally revolutionary initiative that embodies the principles “Social empowerment through education and economic development through technology” and will help Tamil Nadu’s massive digital dream come true, the government said.
