Govt scheme promises a mobile phone for every poor family

The government will flag off its 'Har haath mein phone' scheme this August 15, reports The Times of India.

August 08, 2012 / 11:55 IST

The government will flag off its 'Har haath mein phone' scheme this August 15, reports The Times of India. As per the report, the scheme would aim at providing one mobile phone to every family living below the poverty line (BPL). As part of the scheme, the government will give away mobile phone handsets to around six million BPL families, and also offer them 200 minutes of free local talk time. The scheme, which will be flagged off by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, is expected to cost the government a staggering Rs. 7,000 crores.

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first published: Aug 8, 2012 11:46 am

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