BHEL to build four classrooms at government school for blind

The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchi, has issued work orders for construction of four classrooms in the Government Girls' Higher Secondary School for the Blind here, at an estimate of Rs.20 lakhs, under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Scheme.

On Friday, General Manager – Human Resource, P.Nainar, and Additional General Manager – Public Relations and Administration, BHEL, S.S.Pillai, distributed uniforms worth Rs.75,000 to 117 students in the school.

Mr.Nainar said the BHEL has set a target of distributing uniforms to 1,000 school children this year under CSR scheme. Also, Rs.10 lakhs would be spent towards higher education scholarships for students in the BPL families.

Likewise, improvements in infrastructure in villages surrounding BHEL will be carried out alongside providing educational assistance and employment opportunities through vocational training.

BHEL will soon select a village for adoption and make it a model entity in education and health.

G.Vijayakumari, School Headmistress; K.Murali, Deputy General Manager, Public Relations and Administration; A.Anandan, Senior Manager – Civil; and A.Antony, Senior Administrative Officer, took part.


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