The foundation aims at bringing together communities and individuals who want to give back to make government schools aspirational for all socio-economic classes.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin launched the ‘Namma School Foundation’ initiative on Monday, December 20, to improve the infrastructure of state government-run schools and donated Rs 5 lakh towards the initiative. “Education is wealth that cannot be snatched by anyone”, the Chief Minister. He also stated that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government was creating such an asset for posterity. The Chief Minister appealed to philanthropists to contribute to 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 Tamil people across the world to re-establish their links with their villages and schools through a virtual pavilion introduced by the state government and thereby contribute.
Venu Srinivasan, chairman emeritus of TVS company, is the chairperson of the foundation while Chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand is its ambassador. MK Stalin facilitated actor Sivakumar, who along with his classmates, adopted a government school in Sulur. Namma School portal and school virtual pavilion were also launched by the Chief Minister on the occasion.
Recalling the role played by the DMK leader K Anbazhagan on the occasion of his birth centenary today, Stalin said as Education Minister, Anbazhagan had made a contribution 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 the birth anniversary,” the Chief Minister said.
The foundation aims at bringing together communities and individuals who want to give back; corporates who wish 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 used to develop 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 of an increasingly modernised and transforming the world.
Source: The News Minute