Distribute 2 crore tablets or smartphones to youth under the Swami Vivekananda scheme.
“हम स्वामी विवेकानंद युवा सशक्तिकरण योजना के अंतर्गत 2 करोड़ टैब्लेट अथवा स्मार्टफ़ोन वितरित करेंगे।”English: “Under the Swami Vivekanand Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana we will distribute 2 crore tablets or smartphones.”
The verdict
The 2026-27 budget speech reports 49.86 lakh tablets/smartphones distributed free so far, about 25% of 2 crore, with Rs 2,374 crore provided for 2026-27. The same 49.86 lakh figure appeared in the 2025-26 speech. Earlier drafts listed laptops; the manifesto says tablets or smartphones.
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“Two crore devices promised; about a quarter have arrived, the rest are still buffering.”
Evidence timeline
- Budget11 Feb 2026· Government of Uttar Pradesh, Finance DepartmentsupportsBudget speech 2026-2027 (Hindi), PDF p. 6 ↗
“Translated from Hindi: Under the Swami Vivekananda Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana, 49 lakh 86 thousand tablets/smartphones have been distributed free so far.”
- Budget11 Feb 2026· Government of Uttar Pradesh, Finance DepartmentsupportsBudget speech 2026-2027 (Hindi), PDF p. 10 ↗
“Translated from Hindi: Distribution of tablets/smartphones under the scheme is in progress. A provision of Rs 2,374 crore is proposed for this scheme.”
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Promise ID bjp-up-2022-013 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON