Details
Launched in 2013, the scheme “Chhattisgarh Yuva Suchna Kranti Yojana” by the Technical Education Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, aims to provide free laptops and tablets to eligible students in higher education institutions. The scheme intends to facilitate the use of new technologies among the state’s youth, thereby fostering their economic and social development. It also seeks to enhance the knowledge and career prospects of young individuals through technology. The scheme is implemented by the Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society (CHIPS).
Benefits
Free laptops are provided to eligible final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students of engineering colleges, medical colleges, and other identified technical higher education institutions.
Free tablets are provided to eligible final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students in universities, colleges, and higher education institutions, specifically those in commerce, arts, and science streams.
The distribution occurs in each academic session.
Each eligible student will receive either a tablet or a laptop only once during their academic life in any college/institution within the state.
*CHIPS will determine the specifications of the laptops and tablets.
*CHIPS will purchase laptops/tablets according to the specified procurement process and specifications and deliver them to the Department of Technical Education and the Department of Higher Education for distribution. The Department of Technical Education and the Department of Higher Education will inform CHIPS about the receipt and distribution locations of the laptops/tablets each year.
Eligibility
The applicant must be a student.
The applicant must be a native resident of Chhattisgarh.
The applicant must be studying in the final year of a graduate or postgraduate degree program.
The applicant must be pursuing the program from an institution in Chhattisgarh.
For laptop, the applicant must be studying in a recognised engineering college, medical college, or other identified technical higher education institution in Chhattisgarh.
For tablet, the applicant must be studying in a recognised university, college, or higher education institution in Chhattisgarh, in a commerce, arts, or science stream.
Application Process

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The scheme does not require any formal application from the students themselves. Eligible students will be automatically considered for incentives based on the scheme’s eligibility criteria as evaluated by their respective institutions.
The Department of Technical Education and the Department of Higher Education will ensure the distribution of laptops/tablets to eligible students and provide the list of beneficiary students to CHIPS in the prescribed format after distribution.
The list of beneficiary students under the scheme will be displayed on the CHIPS website (www.chips.gov.in) and the state government website (www.cg.gov.in).
The list of beneficiary students from the respective educational institution will be displayed on the institution’s notice board.