Archive · 2 Nov 2025
Acer, Dell, HP Secure Tamil Nadu Government Laptop Orders
The government of Tamil Nadu is buying a lot of new laptops for college students.
Big companies like Acer, Dell, and HP will supply ten lakh laptops.
These laptops will be better than the old ones, with faster processors and more storage.
The government is spending about ₹2,000 crore on this.
They plan to give these laptops to students for free, and this is part of a plan to give out many laptops over a few years.
Tamil Nadu has given out millions of free laptops before.
Acer, Dell, and HP will supply ten lakh laptops to the Tamil Nadu government.
Laptops are intended for free distribution to college students.
The current order features Intel Core i3 configuration with 256 GB SSD and 8 GB RAM.
The estimated cost per laptop is around ₹21,000, with an initial scheme allocation of ₹2,000 crore.
The distribution of these ten lakh laptops is expected to be completed by March.
- Who
- Acer, Dell, and HP
- What
- Secured orders to supply ten lakh laptops to the Tamil Nadu government for college students.
- When
- Distribution likely this month or in December, with completion by March.
- Where
- Tamil Nadu
- Why
- To provide free laptops to college students as part of a government scheme.
- Total Laptops to be Supplied
- 10 lakh
- Target Recipients
- College students
- Estimated Cost per Laptop
- ₹21,000
- Total Scheme Allocation
- ₹2,000 crore
- Laptop Configuration
- Intel Core i3, 256 GB SSD, 8 GB RAM