Ecstatic about the new Aakash Tablet, Sibal further said that in the coming five to seven years, every child in the country will have an Aakash tablet for as little as INR 1,500.
The Datawind Akash Tablet tablet features a 7 inches (17.78 cm) touchscreen Android v2.2 (Froyo) operating system Processor paired with 256 MB GB of RAM 2100 mAh battery
As reported by IBN Live Sibal was speaking at the inaugural function of the Science Congress. At the event, Sibal further assured that the UPA government is working towards ensuring that the infrastructure for the virtual world will be completed at the earliest, in order to be able to connect 250,000 gram panchayats through the National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN). Sibal was quoted as saying, “Government’s plan is to connect 2.5 lakh panchayats through the National fibre optics connectivity, the last mile of which would be through wireless broadband.”
