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Azim Premji Foundation commits ₹2,250 crore for girls' college education | Mint
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