Computer access in 600 Bihar schools soon

Patna, Jul 28 (PTI) Computer access in 600 state-run high schools in Bihar would be provided by NComputing company on PPP basis soon, an international company. Company co-chairman Will Poole said the state government has selected the company for improving the computer literacy, he told reporters here. The company's initiative for strategic partnership with the state government would provide computer access with less energy consumption at Rs 4,000 per computer. At present, the company provides computer access in private and public sector in 140 countries across the globe, he claimed. In India the company has installed computers at around 18000 schools so far since 2007, Poole said.