Chhattisgarh includes third gender in its ambitious free mobile scheme

Under the scheme, the state government aims to distribute 5 million smartphones for free

People belonging to the third gender will also be eligible to get free smartphones under a scheme launched by the Chhattisgarh government.

The state government has launched an ambitious scheme called Sanchar Kranti Yojana (SKY) in an attempt to bridge the digital divide. A campaign has been started at the district and block levels to distribute free smartphones to beneficiaries.

Besides 460,000 students of various colleges across the state, 4 million women staying in the rural areas and around 500,000 families living below poverty line in urban areas, people belonging to the third gender will also be eligible for the