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pses Csr activities

BEL equips Govt. schools all of which is powered by a standalone Solar PV

in Yadgir District with Power System with battery. A cabinet has also
been provided to store all the equipment. The
Smart Class facility digital educational content covers the subjects of

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), as part of its English, Mathematics, Science and Social Science
for students of 8 , 9 and 10 class customised as
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CSR initiatives, empowered around 13,000 chil- per the state syllabus.
dren studying in 122 Government High Schools
of Yadgir district, Karnataka, by equipping these Apart from the Smart Class facility, BEL is also
schools with solar-powered Smart Class facilities. installing hand-wash facility in 100 Government
The total cost of the project is Rs.3.84 crores. Primary Schools in Yadgir at a cost of Rs.1.02
Crores.

MCL sanctions Rs. 89.7 Lakh for
Students Hostel at Tiklipara

Mr. Prabhu B. Chauhan, Minister for Animal Husbandry, Hajj
& Waqf Board, Government of Karnataka, and Minister-in-
charge for Yadgir & Bidar districts, is seen inaugurating the
solar-powered Smart Class facility provided by BEL at the
Govt Girls High School, Yadgir.

Mr. Prabhu B. Chauhan, Hon’ble Minister
for Animal Husbandry, Hajj & Waqf Board,
Government of Karnataka, and Minister-in-charge Students Hostel at Basundhara High School, Tiklipara.
for Yadgir and Bidar districts, Karnataka, inau-
gurated the new facilities, at the Govt Girls High With an objective of enhancing infrastructure ame-
School Yadgir, in the presence of Dr Umesh G nities in rural schools, MCL will be constructing a
Jadhav, MP (LS), Kalburgi; Mr. Raja Amareshwara hostel at Basundhara High School, Tiklipara for 50
Nayaka, MP (LS), Raichur; Mr. Venkata Reddy students studying from SC-ST dominated areas of
Gowda Mudnal, MLA, Yadgir; Mr. Kurma Rao, Sundergarh district. This school is located at reha-
IAS, District Collector and District Magistrate, bilitation settlement in Tiklipara near Basundhara
Yadgir; Mr. Basavaraj Yadiyapura, President, Area of company. The initiative will create favour-
Zilla Panchayat, Ms. Shilpa Sharma, IAS, CEO, able and enabling atmosphere in the school lead-
Zilla Parishad; and Mr. Hrishikesh Bhagawan ing to improvement in standard of education.
Sonawane, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Yadgir. This CSR intervention for education project be-

The Smart Class facilities provided by BEL to the comes all the more significant in view of the fact
Government schools include a 50” LED TV, CPU that the beneficiaries belong to SC-ST category
with accessories, Green Board and LED Lights, mostly from farmers' community.

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