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India to gift 2000 laptops to school students in Trinidad and Tobago

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart Kamla Persad-Bissessar and others during the planting of a sapling as part of ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign at the Parliament of the country, in Port of Spain. Pic/PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart Kamla Persad-Bissessar and others during the planting of a sapling as part of ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign at the Parliament of the country, in Port of Spain. Pic/PTI

During his visit to Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a number of key announcements to boost ties between both nations, including gifting of 2000 laptops to school students and extension of the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards facility up to 6th generation of Indian diaspora members

Addressing a MEA press briefing, Secretary (South) Neena Malhotra listed the announcements, "..Firstly, extension of OCI Card facility up to 6th generation of Indian diaspora members in this country. As of now, this facility is available up to the 4th generation... This announcement was very enthusiastically received by the Indian diaspora, which constitutes almost 40 to 45 per cent of the population of this country. In the education sector, we have announced the gifting of 2000 laptops to school students in Trinidad & Tobago.

India also announced the holding of an artificial limb fitment camp in Trinidad and Tobago, she said.

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