Tag: Azim Premji

Bengaluru: Azim Premji Foundation has committed to giving ₹2,250 crore over three years to help more girls complete their college education, making it the country’s largest direct benefit transfer scheme by a not-for-profit private entity. Under the initiative, a girl who has completed her standard X and XII from a government school can apply for the Azim Premji scholarship. Billionaire and philanthropist Azim Premji’s eponymous foundation, Azim Premji Foundation, would give ₹30,000 a year to up to 2.5 lakh girl students. This translates to ₹750 crore a year, which, over a three-year degree program, would total ₹2,250 crore. Also read: ... Read more

Mumbai: The government will need to inject more funds in the education sector to bring in more public-private partnerships, encourage apprenticeship programmes, establish centres which are focused on crucial skillsets like AI and rollout better infrastructure for a stronger impact of the National Education Policy. “The current 3.5% of GDP spending will not be sufficient for National Education Policy implementation,” said Avantika Tomar, EY-Parthenon India Education partner. “Budget 2024-25 should drive more public-private partnerships, revamp teacher training, allocate funds for Centres of Excellence and incubation centres in universities dedicated to AI, and emphasise the need for more Early Childhood Education ... Read more