{
  "id": 18651910,
  "title": "CM Vijay orders ₹2,000-crore allocation to implement Vetri Laptop Scheme for college students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/cm-vijay-orders-2-000-crore-allocation-to-implement-vetri-laptop",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T06:23:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cm-vijay-orders-2000-crore-allocation-to-implement-vetri-laptop-scheme-for-college-students/article71677364.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay recently approved a budget of ₹2,000 crore to launch the Vetri Laptop Scheme, aiming to improve college students' technological skills. The scheme, announced in the 2026-27 Budget, will be overseen by a High-Level Steering Committee headed by the Chief Minister. The Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) will be responsible for laptop procurement and quality control. Eligible students include those in their first and second-year undergraduate and diploma courses in government and government-aided colleges during the 2026-2027 academic year, regardless of their field of study. Third and fourth-year students in professional courses who missed out on the laptop scheme in 2025-26 will also be included. Engineering students will receive laptops with Intel Core i5 processors or equivalent specifications.",
  "summary": "Under the scheme, students pursuing first- and second-year undergraduate and diploma courses in government and government-aided colleges during the 2026-2027 academic year will be eligible for laptops",
  "key_points": [
    "₹2,000-crore allocated for Vetri Laptop Scheme",
    "CM Vijay to oversee scheme implementation",
    "ELCOT responsible for laptop procurement"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This massive budgetary commitment signals a state-led effort to bridge the digital divide by integrating essential computing tools directly into the academic curriculum for undergraduate and diploma students.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}