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Uttar Pradesh to buy 15 lakh laptops from HP India
Thursday January 24, 2013 11:59:36 AM,
IANS
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Lucknow: The Uttar
Pradesh government Wednesday approved the purchase of 15 lakh
laptops from HP India at a unit cost of Rs.19,058, an official
said.
The council of ministers approved the decision in a cabinet
meeting here attended by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav after the
recommendations made by the evaluation and technical committee of
UP Electronics Corporation were reviewed by it.
A government spokesperson told IANS that the cost per unit will
include all taxes and duty cost. The purchase cost of the 15 lakh
laptops would total about Rs.2,858 crore.
The state government also authorised the UP Electronics
Corporation to issue a letter of intent (LOI) to HP India Sales
Private Limited for the purchase of laptops.
The distribution of free laptops to all students passing Class 12
was a major promise of the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in the
run-up to the state assembly polls.
The party had also promised that free computer tablets would be
given to students clearing their Class 10 exams. The process of
purchasing computer tablets is underway, an official said.
Earlier, the purchase of laptops was delayed thrice owing to the
mammoth scale of the tender.
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