chandigarhUpdated: Jan 27, 2020 11:48 ISTThe Congress-led Punjab government has announced that it will distribute free smartphones to youngsters in the state, one of its key poll promises, before March 31. The Capt Amarinder Singh government had last month announced that it will start distributing the phones from Republic Day. “I hope they will be launched before March 31,” Singla told reporters in Patiala when asked about the government’s announcement of giving smartphones on Republic Day. 1st batch of 1.6 lakh smartphones will be given to girl students of Class 11 & 12. The opposition has been criticising the Congress government for not honouring its poll promises, including the distribution of free smartphones.

Source: Hindustan Times January 27, 2020 06:00 UTC