GANGTOK, 02 Dec: Around 7,500 students are all set to be enabled with a foothold in the world of information technology in the second phase of the government’s laptop distribution programme. The second and last phase of the laptop distribution to government school students will begin on 06 December in West District and conclude on 09 December in North District and will cover the South District as well.
After the initial announcement and distribution of laptops by the State government to students of East district in October laptops were distributed to school students in Pelling in early November; thereafter there had been a stall in the distribution process. Students as well as teachers and parents were awaiting and even speculating as to when the laptops would finally reach them.
The wait ends this weekend.
In all, nearly 18,500 laptops have been procured by the State government for distribution to government school students of senior secondary schools particularly students of Class XI and XII and college students. Nearly 11,000 laptops were distributed in the first phase.
The second phase of the laptop computer distribution is to begin with Kaluk in West Sikkim where the government school has scheduled its Platinum Jubilee celebrations for 06 December. Here the students of the remaining 10 schools of West District will be provided with laptops. A total of 2,261 laptops are to be handed over on the day.
The next day, on 07 December, the distribution will move to South District to the playground of the Singithang Senior Secondary School. Here, students of 14 government schools of South District and those of the Namchi government college will be handed their computers. On the day, a total of 4,294 machines will be handed over by the Chief Minister.
Thereafter, on 09 December the students of the government schools of North district will be enabled with their due laptops. This is to be done at the Mangan School playground for the 3 senior secondary government schools of North district and 798 laptops are due to be handed out to the students of North district.
In October, when the scheme was started by the state government the students of private schools had also raised demands to be accorded with the same benefit as the government school students were being provided. However it has been informed that as yet there has been no decision in this regard; a decision to that end would also depend on the budget allocated for this scheme. Students of Paljor Namgyal Girls School, a government aided school, who had requested the CM to provide them with laptops as well are likely to get their laptops in the next financial year, the budget having been allocated only for government schools and colleges this year.
After the initial announcement and distribution of laptops by the State government to students of East district in October laptops were distributed to school students in Pelling in early November; thereafter there had been a stall in the distribution process. Students as well as teachers and parents were awaiting and even speculating as to when the laptops would finally reach them.
The wait ends this weekend.
In all, nearly 18,500 laptops have been procured by the State government for distribution to government school students of senior secondary schools particularly students of Class XI and XII and college students. Nearly 11,000 laptops were distributed in the first phase.
The second phase of the laptop computer distribution is to begin with Kaluk in West Sikkim where the government school has scheduled its Platinum Jubilee celebrations for 06 December. Here the students of the remaining 10 schools of West District will be provided with laptops. A total of 2,261 laptops are to be handed over on the day.
The next day, on 07 December, the distribution will move to South District to the playground of the Singithang Senior Secondary School. Here, students of 14 government schools of South District and those of the Namchi government college will be handed their computers. On the day, a total of 4,294 machines will be handed over by the Chief Minister.
Thereafter, on 09 December the students of the government schools of North district will be enabled with their due laptops. This is to be done at the Mangan School playground for the 3 senior secondary government schools of North district and 798 laptops are due to be handed out to the students of North district.
In October, when the scheme was started by the state government the students of private schools had also raised demands to be accorded with the same benefit as the government school students were being provided. However it has been informed that as yet there has been no decision in this regard; a decision to that end would also depend on the budget allocated for this scheme. Students of Paljor Namgyal Girls School, a government aided school, who had requested the CM to provide them with laptops as well are likely to get their laptops in the next financial year, the budget having been allocated only for government schools and colleges this year.
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