Rajasthan CM Gehlot to launch Indira Gandhi smart phone scheme today

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Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday launched the free smartphone scheme for women in the state. Under the Indira Gandhi Smartphone Yojana, the state government will transfer ?6,800 to the e-wallet of a beneficiary through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) , officials familiar with the matter said. The beneficiary, after the completion of their KYC (know your customer) process, can then purchase a mobile phone of their choice in the camps set up by the government. During the event to launch the scheme the CM also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah over the Manipur issue.Earlier, Gehlot said that 50% of the promises made by the state government have been fulfilled. “Through Indira Gandhi Smartphone Yojana, the state is fulfilling its another promise,” he said. The CM said the scheme was delayed due to the shortage of chips in the international market because of the Covid pandemic. “Now, women will be provided with smartphones in the camps without any hassle. The beneficiaries will be given free internet data for three years,” he said. The CM said that under the second phase of the scheme, smartphones will be provided to eight million women.


     

     

     

 

     


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