The Hans Foundation would provide user friendly integrated projectors in 500 model schools of State. The students would be provided content software–in English and Hindi-and internet connectivity with the integrated projectors. The education department would bear the internet cost of the integrated projector.
The foundation has also offered to provide lPG gas facility in 5590 schools of the State. These decisions were taken in a meeting of representative of foundation with the Secretary School education D Senthil Pandian on Tuesday.
In the meeting the representative of foundation Vijay Kumar Jamwal said that the projectors would be made available to 500 model schools, 13 Rajiv Gandhi Navodaya Vidhyalayas and four Rajiv Gandhi Abhinav residential schools. The foundation would also provide online coaching facility and counseling to the students of these schools.
The education department and foundation would also work jointly in content development for the students. Jamwal also expressed willingness to construct kitchen sheds in 500 model schools where bench and chairs to the students would be made available for the students for Mid Day Meal (MDM).
The foundation has also offered its help to provide pure drinking water to the students of model schools. Hans foundation has also volunteered for construction of toilets and libraries in the model schools.
An approach of Gap filling based on survey of the schools would be adopted by the foundation in offering the
help after earmarking the immediate needs of the schools. The education department officers would provide the survey report to the foundation.