India, July 23 -- The Delhi cabinet has approved the Mukhyamantri Digital Education Scheme for free laptops and establishment of 175 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) labs in Delhi government schools to promote digital learning, education minister Aashish Sood announced at a press conference on Tuesday.

The minister announced that 1,200 meritorious students of Class 10 will be awarded free high-performance laptops with i7 configuration. The total budget outlay for Mukhyamantri Digital Education Scheme approved by the cabinet is Rs.8 crore, Sood said.

"Each ICT lab will house 40 computers, and the setup will follow CBSE-approved parameters," he added.

Alleging past lapses by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, Sood said t...