The UK-headquartered Datawind, the developer of Aakash tablet, is reportedly all in readiness to sell out in excess of 15 million gadgets to people, various corporate users as well as the Indian HRD Ministry in 2012.

The firm has by now bagged heaping number of orders coming right out of the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD) for the sake of supplying the world’s cheapest tablet PC and is full of hopes that the ministry will be buying about 10 million tablets during 2012 from several of its affiliates.

The firm is also mulling over retailing the product in various other nations like Thailand, Egypt, Panama, Brazil as well as Sri Lanka. The low-cost Android-based tab is pegged at around Rs. 2,499, while Rs. 199 will be charged additionally in terms of shipping charges in case you book one online, though there are various reports claiming that the users may also be provided with the alternative for paying cash on delivery.

The seven-inch tablet, which offers a handy portfolio of specs under its capacitive touchscreen, also includes various imminent traits like 256 MB of RAM, ARM 11 processor along with the Android 2.2 OS , while HD-quality video and two USB ports are also there to get the drift.

The recent version of Aakash, which will now be known as Aakash 1, has just 1.5 hours of battery life, but the prospective version will certainly feature increased battery life, thereby making it feasible for its users to enjoy all of its features for a long time when using on the go.

The cheapest PC tablet on the planet has clocked about 1.4 million bookings ever since it was rolled out and was made available for sale online in India a couple of weeks back. No wonder there’s likelihood that the updated and upgraded version of Aakash will offer users a lot more, leaving out some of the drawbacks highlighted by its elder sibling.