New Delhi, April 19, 2013: HCL Infosystems  has won a big contract from the Government of Chhattisgarh project -  for the   free distribution of laptops to final year engineering and medical students of Government-aided and Private Colleges across the state. This is the first phase of the project, where HCL Infosystems will provide 14000 laptops to the students in different districts comprising of 51 colleges across Chhattisgarh State.

Says Aman Kumar Singh, Secretary- Chief Minister, Energy, IT, Biotechnology & CEO CREDA “We are glad to partner with HCL which is one of the most reputed IT Company in the country.” 

Adds Neeraj Jaitley, President of Enterprise Solutions, HCL Infosystems: “We have always been committed towards the cause of IT enablement in learning, which we believe will revolutionize the education system in our country. We are really grateful to be associated with this prestigious project initiated by the Government of Chhattisgarh. This is a commendable and encouraging effort of the Government of Chhattisgarh & CHiPS, which will definitely democratize access to technology for students. We look forward to this continued association with the Government of Chhattisgarh.”

The company will also set up its Service Centres in few districts to offer comprehensive maintenance and handle any service requests. The Specifications of the laptops that will be given to the students includes Intel Dual core processor with 2 GB RAM, 500 GB Hard disk and Wi-Fi among other features.