IIT Rajasthan has so far distributed 572 of the 6640 Aakash Tablet devices received by it from its manufacturer Datawind, the college has said, in response to a Right To Information request filed by MediaNama. Of these, IIT Rajasthan 546 have been distributed to students, while 26 have been distributed to coordinators. IIT Rajasthan itself is the largest recipient of the Aakash Table, with 181 devices having been distributed to students, while Dayalbagh Educational Institute in Agra has received 59 and IIIT-DM in Jabalpur has received 47 devices. A complete list below. Note: The RTI response we received had a table with the header "Distributed to Colleges at New Delhi", though it mentions colleges other than those in New Delhi. We had requested complete information on distribution to colleges and students. Datawind Not Paid; Delivered 6440 Tablets As per the RTI response, Datawind, the manufacturer of the Aakash Tablet, is yet to be paid. Datawind has so far suppled 6440 devices to IIT Rajasthan, between 13th August and 1st November 2011. It appears that no tablets have been received since. Datawind was one of six applicants which participated in the tender process: - Bharat Electronics Ltd, Bangalore - Fitech Equipments (I) Pvt Ltd, Mumbai - STMicroelectronics Marketing Pvt Ltd, New Delhi - EAFT Technologies, Bangalore - Datawind Ltd, UK - Moschip Semiconductor Technology Ltd, Hyderabad In accordance with what the Ministry of HRD had told MediaNama, IIT Rajasthan says that Rs 47.72 crore has been received by it from the…
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