The UP government is set to present one crore youth with free laptops and tablets on the occasion of the birthday of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on December 25. The digital devices will be distributed by CM Yogi Adityanath.

Meritorious students and girls from all the districts of Uttar Pradesh will come to Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium. So far, more than 38 lakh youth have registered for the distribution.

Students of MA, BA, BSc, ITI, MBBS, MD, BTech, MTech, PhD, MSME and Skill Development will be receiving the mobiles and tablets.

In the first phase, 60 thousand mobiles and 40 thousand tablets will be distributed and companies will supply the devices through the Gem portal on December 24.

Two thousand crore orders have been issued for mobiles and tablets for this distribution.

(With inputs from agencies)