Here is a bad piece of news for those looking forward to the accessibility to the Aakash 2 tablets – a reasoning of doubt looms over the possibilities of the second provide due date being met, according to reviews.
Canada-based source Datawind, which was expected to provide 1 lakh models of the Aakash item by April 31,2013, actually just handled a meager 20,000 models until a week ago, as per HRD authorities. The three month-extension in the provide due date came about after the preliminary due date of Dec 31 was not met. Allegedly, at present the ministry is to get a review from a panel advancing by Rajendra Pawar that investigates the Nationwide Objective on Knowledge through Information and Interaction Technology (NMEICT). This shall be done before they decide on the prospective buyers of the Aakash 2
Concerned about the wait, the HRD ministry wrote to IIT Bombay that is the performing body to make sure that Datawind resources 1 lakh models of the Aakash item by April 31. IIT-B has to see that Datawind stick to the circumstances “in correspondence and spirit”, failing of which would encourage action against them.
Quoting Pallam Raju, Partnership Individual Source Growth Reverend, the review added, "Aakash is a item which will allow you to access the content. But there are others who have come up...students will pick up whatever provides the objective better and cost-effective. We will work on the item as long as growth and progression of the item is involved."
Canada-based source Datawind, which was expected to provide 1 lakh models of the Aakash item by April 31,2013, actually just handled a meager 20,000 models until a week ago, as per HRD authorities. The three month-extension in the provide due date came about after the preliminary due date of Dec 31 was not met. Allegedly, at present the ministry is to get a review from a panel advancing by Rajendra Pawar that investigates the Nationwide Objective on Knowledge through Information and Interaction Technology (NMEICT). This shall be done before they decide on the prospective buyers of the Aakash 2
Concerned about the wait, the HRD ministry wrote to IIT Bombay that is the performing body to make sure that Datawind resources 1 lakh models of the Aakash item by April 31. IIT-B has to see that Datawind stick to the circumstances “in correspondence and spirit”, failing of which would encourage action against them.
Quoting Pallam Raju, Partnership Individual Source Growth Reverend, the review added, "Aakash is a item which will allow you to access the content. But there are others who have come up...students will pick up whatever provides the objective better and cost-effective. We will work on the item as long as growth and progression of the item is involved."
The item created quite a mix in Dec, when it was revealed that learners will not get the preliminary 1 lakh models of the Aakash 2. Instead, the preliminary lot will be used for examining and strengthening instructors.
In an itemized declaration to the Lok Sabha, the Partnership Individual Source Growth Reverend had mentioned that there is currently no provide to provide the preliminary models of the Aakash-2 to learners. “Presently, there is no provide in this respect... In the first stage one lakh tablets are for the objective of examining and instructor power. They would not be allocated to learners in the first stage,” he said. He was requested whether the govt organized to provide Aakash 2 tablets to learners, especially those from inadequate background scenes and non-urban areas for free.
As for the tablet’s specifications, Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO of Datawind, the maker of the Aakash 2, mentioned that some parts of the item were acquired from across the world. The touchscreen display screen, for example, was produced in North america, motherboards and kitting were produced in Chinese suppliers and the final set up and development was done in Native indian.
