Don’t miss the latest developments in business and finance.

L&T Infotech ties up with 'Akshaya Patra' to promote literacy

Image
Press Trust of India Bengaluru
Last Updated : Nov 30 2016 | 12:42 PM IST
: L&T Infotech today announced its collaboration with Akshaya Patra Foundation towards promoting literacy of 10,000 children studying in 35 government schools in and around this city.
As part of the CSR initiative by L&T Infotech, the company will sponsor mid-day meals of these children as well as provide a bus to transport the cooked food to the schools, a company statement said.
The primary objective of the project is to promote school attendance, national literacy rates, reduce dropout rates and also ensure that the nutritional status of children is improved, it said.
The companies signed a formal MoU towards the initiative.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation is an NGO which implements the Mid-Day Meal Programme for Government and Government-aided school children.

Also Read

First Published: Nov 30 2016 | 12:42 PM IST

Next Story