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India unveils $35 computer for students

India has unveiled a $35 computer prototype as part of its program to provide connectivity to its students and teachers at affordable prices.

Harmeet Shah Singh | CNN | Published: 07/26/2010 11:26

Kapil Sibal, the country's human resources development minister, displayed what he called a low-cost computing and access device in New Delhi on Thursday.

The ministry said the price would gradually fall to $10 apiece.

India said connectivity to all its colleges and universities is key to achieving its education goals.

Home to a billion-plus population, the country's literacy rate stands at 65 percent, according to the 2001 census figures.

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