A day after HRD Minister Pallam Raju expressed concerns over future of Aakash, IT and Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday said the project for the low-cost computing device is "alive and kicking" and work is on for its third and fourth versions.
"I don't want to comment on a distinguished colleague of mine. I only know that as far as we are concerned Aakash is alive and kicking. For me, it will provide the platform for the future and not just for children but for all citizens of India," Sibal said in response to queries on reports of uncertain future of Aakahh at National Editors Conference.
Human Resource Development Minister M M Pallam Raju yesterday had said that production of Aakash is a challenge. Production is where where the failure has come in, he had said, adding that if the production had happened on time students would have had access to the device.
The Aakash project was Sibal's brainchild when he was the HRD Minister.