New Aakash II Android tablets would be launched on trial basis in May, Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal said here today.
Now it is at testing stage. There is no commercial production of Aakash. We ultimately want to give out a product which is a quality product and therefore we are going through different versions of Aakash.
Datawind has come under criticism for missing delivery deadlines and its failure to provide a proper customer service platform.
The government was also unhappy after various faults were detected in the tablet and officials had indicated that the government may not extend the contract for manufacture of more tablets to Datawind.
“There have been some hiccups in the way. Remember when you do a project of this nature and when your dream is as big as this, things are never that smooth,” said Sibal.
The minister also welcomed competition from private players for producing ultra low-cost tablets.
Aakash 2 will also go through tests. Only when we feel that quality is clear, and that children will accept then only we will commercialize it,” he saiD .
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