Central govt grant for computers in Gujarat schools

Ahmedabad, July 25 (UNI) In order to take the IT education to remote villages in Gujarat, the Central government has decided to donate Rs five crore worth computers to schools in the villages in the state.

''The Congress-led Central government has decided to allot a 75 per cent grant to the Gujarat government for this purpose,'' Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee spokesman Shaktisingh Gohel told reporters here today.

Under the scheme, the state government will have to bear the remaining 25 per cent or Rs 1.70 lakh per computer, Mr Gohel said.

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