Indian opposition party backs open source software

15.03.2009

BJP also plans to distribute laptop computers at Indian Rupees 10,000 (US$200) to 10 million students, with interest-free loans offered to students who can't afford a one-time payment.

It has also promised to create 12 million call center and business process outsourcing (BPO) jobs in India's rural areas. The outsourcing boom in India has not reached India's rural areas, prompting large scale migration of people from villages to cities.