1.3 Crore Women In This State Will Get Free Smartphones Worth Rs 12,000 Crore: But There’s A Catch!

The Chief Minister Digital Seva Yojana of the Rajasthan government under which 1.35 crore women in the state are to be given smartphones has caught the interest of three major telecom companies.

Assembly elections deadline 

The government intends to wrap this up at the earliest so that the scheme can be implemented before the assembly elections next year.

a high level committee will assess the tenders and decide further.

Officials are hopeful that the first batch of the smartphones may be received by the government before the festive season starts.

What’s the scheme?

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had announced Mukhyamantri Digital Seva Yojana in this year’s budget.

Under the scheme, women heads of 1.35 crore families enrolled in the Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme will be provided smartphones with internet connectivity for three years.

Rajcomp, a state-owned company, is handling the implementation.

The devices

The total cost of the project is Rs 12,000 crore including the cost of mobile phones, three years of internet, and other services.

The given mobile will support two-SIM features and one SIM will already come activated in its ‘primary slot’, which cannot be changed.