Meghalaya: Government distributes laptops to meritorious students

New Delhi

 Recognising their hard work, the Meghalayagovernment distributed laptops to nearly 178 meritorious students on Friday.

"We honour your dedication and hard work withsmall gifts which we feel will send a loud message that we wish to build asense of dedication and discipline among you," said state Information andTechnology minister Ampareen Lyngdoh, while felicitating the students who excelledin their class X and XII examination in 2016 conducted by the state board,ICSE, ISC and CBSE.

She reiterated that the IT department has been atthe forefront in building IT skills in the state.