Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Kicks off ‘Namma’ School Foundation Scheme, Donates Rs5 Lakh
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Tamil Nadu (20/12/2022): Dec 20, 2022: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin launched a “Namma School Foundation” initiative this week Monday to further boost the infrastructure of State government-run schools and donated Rs 5 lakh out of his own resources to amplify the same.
Education is wealth that cannot be snatched by anyone, he stated and asserted that the DMK government was creating such an asset for posterity.
The Chief Minister also made an appeal to philanthropists to contribute for the development of the schools.
“Every rupee given for the noble cause will be spent for the development of the schools, teachers, and students. The funds will be judiciously used and in a transparent manner for the future of the children,” the Chief Minister said and urged Tamils across the world to further establish their links with their villages and schools through a virtual pavilion introduced by the State government and thereby contribute.
Paying homage to the role played by the DMK leader K Anbazhagan on the occasion of his birth centenary today, Mr Stalin said that as Education Minister, Anbazhagan had contributed significantly to the field.
“Today we named the Commissionerate of school education building at Nungambakkam here after Anbazhagan and launched the Namma School Foundation of the school education department coinciding with thes birth anniversary,” the Chief Minister said.
The foundation intends to bring together communities and individuals who wish to give back; corporates who want to invest in and groom a new and aspiring generation to make government schools aspirational for all socio-economic classes thus delivering on the promise of equitable quality education.
The funds would be utilized to improve health and hygiene, nutrition, pedagogy, promote sports and culture, co-curricular activities and upskilling to equip the learners to face and triumph over the challenges that are part and parcel of an increasingly modernised and transforming world.
