Robert Bosch Eng adopts 6 villages as model villages

Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions has adopted six villages in and around the city to extend education and also women's empowerment as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, a top official said here today.
The unit, which has completed 10 years of operations in the city, an important innovation hub for RBEI, selected six villages in and around Saravanampatti, which would be developed as model villages, its president and Managing Director Vijay Ratnaparkhe told reporters here.
The company will provide educational facilities to the villagers, occupational and vocational training, besides steps for women empowerment by various training facilities,he said.

Depending on the success, the company would adopt another 14 villages to help the needy, CSR Manager Anita said.
On the company's plans for the coming 10 years, Rathnaparkhe said it would focus on innovative technology for its customer oriented solutions.
'Coimbatore Research and Development Centre is already a powerhouse of technology and innovation now, he said it has grown to 6,000 associates from 125 in 2006 and provides world-class solutions to global customers,' he said.
The Centre has 10 advanced research facilities that caters to topics which include connectivity, sensors, electrification and emerging markets, Rathnapakhe said.