Infra, edu quality in 20 govt schools set for overhaul
LUCKNOW: Students of 15 government primary schools and five secondary schools in the state capital may now hope to get improved basic infrastructure, such as, better classrooms, library, playground, science laboratory and facility for digital literacy, through a phased plan to be implemented over the next five to six years.
To improve the quality of education and infrastructure in 20 government schools, the district administration on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with HCL Foundation -- the corporate social responsibility arm of HCL Technologies Ltd.
“The schools were identified jointly with the Lucknow district administration,” said district magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma.
“We are pleased to be associated with the ‘My School’ Project. We firmly believe that all-inclusive education is every child’s right. We think this programme will strengthen our commitment towards providing the right platform for education,” he said.
This MoU is a long-term commitment towards providing quality education to children. “Under the ‘My School’ banner, the HCL Foundation and the district administration will work together to achieve the larger goal of ensuring quality education for all,” said Diwakar Tripathi, representative of home minister Rajnath Singh in his Lok Sabha constituency Lucknow.
“The ‘My School’ initiative under HCL’s ‘Uday’ programme looks at improving school enrolments, attendance and learning outcomes, by investing in innovative teaching and learning techniques as well as providing HCL volunteers to assist the school staff and students,” said Nidhi Pundhir, director-head, CSR & HCL Foundation.
“We want to build capacities of teachers and school administration to strengthen leadership. Also, there will be mechanisms for integration and engagement of communities with the schools so as to generate communitybased learning solutions,” She said.