Sambalpur: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), as part of its CSR initiative, has launched “Project Sambalpur Sikshotthan – MCL Ke Shayog Say” to significantly improve the educational infrastructure in Sambalpur district.
In this connection, an MoU was signed between MCL and the District Administration, Sambalpur, marking the commencement of the project.
Under this initiative, 20,617 dual desk benches will be provided for 809 elementary schools in the district. This project, valued at ₹22.51 crore, will directly benefit over 40,000 students annually by providing proper sitting arrangements.
Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) launched a project worth Rs. 1.46 Crore in the operational district of Sonbahdra (U.P) covering the renovation of infrastructure of three schools.
Secretary, Ministry of Coal Vikram Dev Dutt today virtually inaugurated digital classrooms of government schools in Jharkhand, installed under ‘Digi Vidya’, a CSR initiative of Coal India subsidiaries.
PM Prasad, Chairman, CIL, Rupinder Brar, Additional Secretary, MoC, Santosh, Deputy Director General, MoC, Samiran Dutta, CMD, Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), Nilendu Kumar Singh, CMD, Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) and other senior officers of the Ministry of Coal and CIL and its subsidiaries were present at the occasion.
‘Digi Vidya’ aims to ensure students of schools situated in mining areas of eight states where CIL’s subsidiaries operates get quality education and none of them are left behind in the journey of ‘Viksit Bharat’. In the first phase, 272 government schools were upgraded under Digi Vidya with Smart classrooms. More schools will be added in upcoming phases