Chhattisgarh Yuva Suchna Kranti Yojana

Scheme Introduction: A Brief Overview

The Chhattisgarh Yuva Suchna Kranti Yojana is a state government scheme launched in 2013 by the Technical Education Department of the Government of Chhattisgarh. The scheme was introduced to provide free laptops or tablets to eligible final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students studying in higher education and technical education institutions across the state. It is implemented by the Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society (CHiPS), which manages device specifications, procurement, and supply to the concerned departments.

The primary objective of the scheme is to promote the use of modern technology among the youth of Chhattisgarh and help them build essential digital skills. By placing a personal computing device in the hands of final-year students, the government aims to support their academic work, project preparation, and long-term career opportunities. The scheme ensures that students from both technical and general streams get access to a suitable device without any financial burden.

Under the Yuva Suchna Kranti Scheme, students of technical and professional courses such as engineering, medical, and other identified technical programmes receive a free laptop. Students of arts, commerce, science, and related streams receive a free tablet. The benefit is strictly limited to one device per student during their entire academic life in any institution of the state.

Students are not required to submit any application form, pay any fee, or complete online registration. Eligible final-year students are identified by their own colleges, polytechnics or universities on the basis of enrolment records. The institutions prepare the list and forward it to the Directorate of Technical Education or the Directorate of Higher Education. CHiPS then procures the devices and supplies them to the directorates, after which the institutions distribute the laptops and tablets to the selected students.

Scheme Benefits

The following benefits are provided to eligible students under the Chhattisgarh Yuva Suchna Kranti Yojana:

• Free laptop for eligible final-year students of recognised engineering colleges, medical colleges and other identified technical higher education institutions.
• Free tablet for eligible final-year students of recognised universities, colleges and higher education institutions in commerce, arts or science streams.
• CHiPS decides the technical specifications of the devices and handles procurement.
• The devices are supplied to the Department of Technical Education and the Department of Higher Education for distribution to students through their institutions.
• The benefit is provided only once during a student’s academic life.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must fulfil the following eligibility conditions to receive the benefits under the scheme:

• The applicant must be a student.
• The applicant must be a native resident of Chhattisgarh.
• The applicant must be studying in the final year of a graduate or postgraduate degree programme.
• The applicant must be pursuing the programme from an institution located in Chhattisgarh.
• For a laptop: the student must be enrolled in a recognised engineering college, medical college or other identified technical higher education institution in the state.
• For a tablet: the student must be enrolled in a recognised university, college or higher education institution in commerce, arts or science streams.

Required Documents

Students are not required to submit any documents under the Chhattisgarh Yuva Suchna Kranti Scheme, as no separate application is required. The document that actually decides the benefit is the list of final-year students prepared and submitted by the institution to the Directorate of Technical Education or the Directorate of Higher Education.

Steps to Apply

This is not an application-based scheme. Students are not required to fill any form or register online. The process works as follows:

• The institution identifies eligible final-year students and prepares the list.
• The list is sent to the Directorate of Technical Education or the Directorate of Higher Education.
• The directorate consolidates the requirement and informs CHiPS.
• CHiPS procures the devices and supplies them to the directorates.
• The institutions distribute the devices to the listed students.
• The beneficiary list is published on the CHiPS website and the state government portal, and displayed on the institution notice board.

Relevant Links

• Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society Portal
• Directorate of Technical Education, Chhattisgarh website
• Department of Higher Education, Chhattisgarh Portal

Contact Information

• Directorate of Technical Education, Chhattisgarh Website Contact Details