It seems that students of Std IX at civic schools will have to wait for another academic year to get the promised tablets. The BMC has, for the third time, failed to find a contractor for the same. The BMC gives tablets to Std VIII and Std IX students to reduce the burden of overweight bags while also promoting e-learning. According to officials, in 2016, the civic body was supposed to purchase around 13,000 tablets for Std IX students. A budget of '7.50 crore was allocated for the same, but no agency has been finalised.

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