Andhra Pradesh will begin distribution of 4.35 lakh tabs among Class 8 students of government schools from December 21, the birthday of Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
These tabs, loaded with Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, are worth Rs.638 crore. The decision was taken at a meeting of the State Cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister. Last year, the government had distributed 5.18 lakh tabs preloaded with Byju’s premium content free of cost among Class 8 students at an expense of Rs.666 crore.