Computer education is compulsory as part of curriculum in high schools here in Kerala(south Indian state).Every state controlled schools, no matter how remote, does have computers and trained teachers.
The government has so many programs (akshaya.net) in place to make sure that everyone(not just students) get access to good education. Education is one thing the Kerala government has done right.
Having said that , i dont really know the situation in other parts of India.The point is , its not as bad as you think.
Every country has urban and rural areas. So maybe nebula has seen only the slums :P and not seen places like Bangalore or Pune or elsewhere.
Anyway, OLPC-India targets govt schools. And if given to the state of Kerala, I would fully support it. Kerala is the state with the highest literacy rate (sometime back I heard it's 98%. so their state govt seem to be efficient in the area of education). There are govts that are corrupt. And I guess some of those OLPCs will go to corrupt bureaucrat's kids. But still a part of it would reach those for whom it was bought - the govt school kids. Many schools don't have blackboards? The situation won't get worse anyway. Think of it as money being used for a purpose rather than going to another bureaucrat's pocket in lump some.
P.S: Even if one of those who got an OLPC, gets bitten by the geek-bug / entrepreneur-bug. Turns out to do something for his locality/surrounding sometime later. I would say the OLPC has done it's job :)
The government has so many programs (akshaya.net) in place to make sure that everyone(not just students) get access to good education. Education is one thing the Kerala government has done right. Having said that , i dont really know the situation in other parts of India.The point is , its not as bad as you think.