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Milkha Singh launches ‘Read India’ for Government Schools
Milkha Singh launches ‘Read India’ initiative to set up libraries in 700 govt schools for underpriviledged kids.
The 'Read India' initiative which aims to set up libraries in about 700 government-run schools to benefit over 3.5 lakh underprivileged students was launched by the Legendary athlete Milkha Singh at an RTI-supported school in north Delhi's Bhalaswa village.
The initiative is backed by the S. Chand Group (one of the largest educational content providers in India); the publishing group will start with some 400 books in each library.
'Read India' aims at providing free access for students to quality books on a range of subjects, from science to maths to general studies, which are generally not available in government schools.
The 'Flying Sikh' extoled the publishers, at the launching ceremony, for focusing on underprivileged children and hoped it would help "ignite their minds".
Supported by the DELHI chapter of Round Table India (RTI), the initiative is estimated to cost Rs 4 crore.
Himanshu Gupta, managing director of S. Chand Group, said his company "is committed to improving the lives of millions of underprivileged childrena by giving them quality education and developing better reading and learning habits thereby accelerating the growth in the education sector".