Education

A Balwadi (rural pre-school for economically weaker sections) is being run for the children of the primitive Birhor community at Kachkoba Village in Chattisgarh covering 10 students through a mid-day meal programme
Infrastructural development support has been provided to 10 Anganwadi Centres benefitting 200 children
89 students have been enrolled for nursery and KG at O.P. Jindal Primary School in the Chattisgarh village of Rabo
A total 100 community teachers have been provided to 24 government schools in Tamnar block and 23 in Lailunga block benefiting 15,000 students
Organized two-day training for 28 social teachers on Participatory Rural Appraisal (social mapping); ten days training in personality development, computing and spoken English at O P Jindal School, Urjanagar
405 sets of benches and desks and 50 ceiling fans provided to 18 government schools benefitting 1215 students
Career counselling sessions organized at 10 Government Schools for students of classes 9 to 12. Renowned career counselor Dr Jawahar Surisetti counseled 3000 students
Additional Coaching Classes for students appearing in board examinations were conducted at three Government Higher Secondary Schools benefitting 250 students. Each student was given a ‘good luck gift’ which included study materials, solved question papers for all subjects of the last five years, geometry box and cardboard

A Bal Mela was organized supporting 600 students from different Govenment Schools extending fun, recreation and refreshment
A four-month spoken English course was conducted at the Government High School, Libra for 65 students
The Savitri Jindal Scholarship (Rs 500 per month for school-going children) was extended to the children of 187 poor widows in the Tamnar, Ghargoda and Lailunga blocks
Study material was distributed among 1320 girl students under the Duttak Putri scheme to promote education of girl children
800 students benefitted from computer center set up by JPL at Govenment High School Libra
To upgrade infrastructure, painting and renovation work was carried out at the Government Middle School, Kosampali and Government High School, Libra benefitting 1500 students