Tamil Nadu sanctions ₹2,000 crore for the Vetri Laptop Scheme for college students

7 November 2026

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has ordered the sanction of ₹2,000 crore to carry out the Vetri Laptop Scheme, announced in the 2026-27 Budget. First- and second-year undergraduate and diploma students in government and government-aided colleges in 2026-27 are eligible, across arts and science, engineering, polytechnic, ITI, medicine, agriculture, law and other courses. Third- and fourth-year professional students who missed out in 2025-26 are also covered. Engineering students will get laptops with Intel Core i5 processors or equivalent. A High-Level Steering Committee headed by the Chief Minister will monitor the scheme, and ELCOT will buy the laptops.