K'taka CM gives free laptops worth ₹45 cr to SC/ST students

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday provided free laptops worth ₹45 crore to around 31,000 SC/ST college students, ahead of the state Assembly polls scheduled this year. Around 1.5 lakh laptops will be distributed to SC/ST students under a scheme rolled out in 2016-17. The devices carried stickers of CM Siddaramaiah's face and the Karnataka government's logo.