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Haryana Approves Five Lakh SIM Cards For Students
Haryana plans to give five lakh students special SIM cards for internet access.
The students will be in Classes 10 to 12 at government schools.
They will use the SIM cards in tablets provided by the government.
The tablets can help students read online lessons and use other learning materials.
The plan is part of Haryana’s e-Adhigam programme.
This programme uses digital tools and personalised learning.
The government says the effort will improve technology-based education.
It also wants students to build skills useful in today’s world.
The Haryana government approved the purchase of five lakh data SIM cards for Classes 10 to 12 students.
The SIM cards will be used in tablets provided to government school students for digital learning.
The state has also announced five lakh tablets for students in Classes 10 to 12.
The decision was made at a High-Powered Purchase Committee meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on September 7, 2026.
The meeting also approved 59 Advanced Life Support ambulances and other works worth more than Rs 90 crore.
- Who
- The Haryana government, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, and students in Classes 10 to 12 at government schools.
- What
- Approval was given to purchase five lakh data SIM cards for use in government-provided learning tablets.
- Where
- Haryana, in government schools.
- When
- The decision was taken on September 7, 2026.
- Why
- To provide internet access for digital learning and support technology and technical education.
Key facts
- SIM cards approved
- Five lakh data SIM cards
- Intended students
- Students in Classes 10 to 12 at government schools
- Associated tablets
- Five lakh government-provided tablets
- Programme
- Haryana’s e-Adhigam initiative
- Approval body
- High-Powered Purchase Committee
- Meeting date
- September 7, 2026
- Other approvals
- 59 Advanced Life Support ambulances and works worth more than Rs 90 crore
Sources
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