On the eve of Deepavali, CM Vijay ordered ₹2,000 crore for the Vetri Laptop Scheme announced in the 2026-27 Budget. First- and second-year students in government and aided colleges — from arts and science to engineering, medicine, ITI and law — will get laptops.
On the eve of Deepavali, CM Vijay ordered ₹2,000 crore for the Vetri Laptop Scheme announced in the 2026-27 Budget. First- and second-year students in government and aided colleges — from arts and science to engineering, medicine, ITI and law — will get laptops.
On the eve of Deepavali, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on 7 November 2026 ordered ₹2,000 crore to implement the Vetri Laptop Scheme, which gives free laptops to students of government and government-aided colleges. The scheme was announced in the 2026-27 Budget, and a Government Order with detailed guidelines and administrative sanction has now been issued.
Arts and science, engineering, polytechnic, ITI, medicine, veterinary science, fisheries, agriculture and law.
A High-Level Steering Committee chaired by the Chief Minister will be formed to oversee the scheme. The government said the scheme is meant to build students’ technology skills, guided by the belief that “the progress of students is the progress of the State.”
The number of laptops and the distribution dates have not yet been announced.