Rs 597.6m for laptops to schools in difficult areas: MoE
View(s):The Ministry of Education (MoE) will provide laptops to selected schools in difficult areas, to improve the IT knowledge of the students.
“An estimated Rs 597.6 million has been allocated for the project, under which 628 schools are to be provided with 14,230 Laptops,” said Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam.
He said that, despite previous proposals to provide tabs and desktop computers, there were issues about procurement, leading to delays of implementing the project and eventually, the money was returned to the Treasury.
“ I have given instructions to complete the project of providing laptops within 6 months,” Minister Kariywasam said.
Project Director P.N. Ilapperuma, MoE ICT Director said the initial plan was to lease the Laptops, but due to the time factor the MoE has decided to purchase the Computers and provide them to the schools.
“We have decided to provide Laptops as some of the schools have issues about power supplies, and they will be able to get the laptops charged elsewhere,” he said.
- Damith Wickremasekara