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Domestic vendors to bid for Aakash 4 but Rs 2,500 a challenge

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 19:13

Canadian phone maker Datawind which has supplied about 1,00,000 low-cost Aakash tablets to the government till date says that it would be a challenge to supply the device at Rs 2,500 a unit due to rupee volatility and other factors.

Aakash 4 production to start in Jan, price to come down: Sibal

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 19:51

Sibal said he expects the price of this cheapest tablet to further fall by about Rs 1,000 next year.

Aakash 4 will be ready by next year: HRD ministry

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 20:12

The tablet, estimated at USD 35 per piece, will be provided to students at a subsidised rate.