Vedanta University project sponsors fresh batch of students to study at DAV School, Puri

Aug. 19, 2009 - PRLog -- Puri: Vedanta University Project of Anil Agarwal Foundation has sponsored a fresh batch of 139 children from the project impacted villages, to study in DAV Public School at Puri in the current academic session of 2009-10. Out of them, 100 have joined the DAV Oriya medium school and 39 have joined the DAV English medium school, passing the entrance test and fulfilling all criteria for admission. With the induction of these 139 children, the total number of Vedanta University Project sponsored students studying in DAV Public school, Puri, has risen to 414. Total number of students studying in the DAV English medium school has thus risen to 140 and the total number of students studying in the DAV Oriya medium school has gone up to 274. This is very much in line with the commitment of Vedanta University Project to facilitate quality education for 500 children from the project impacted villages. Some more students are expected be admitted in the next phase.

Like the 275 children admitted last year, all the newly admitted students are being provided with free school bags, uniforms, shoes, books and water bottles so as to make them ready and eager  for regular schooling. Four 40-seater buses have been provided, since last year, for the transport of these students from their respective villages to school and back. Vedanta University Project is bearing all the educational expenses of these children. Nutritious mid-day meal is also provided to all the students of DAV school, since last year. As of now, the daily mid-day meal scheme caters to as many as 830 students.

Vedanta University Project has also contributed towards the improvement of infrastructure in the existing DAV school at Puri, including construction of a new block of classrooms. It is worth mentioning here that on the initiative of the Vedanta University Project of Anil Agarwal Foundation, an Oriya medium school, named DAV High School, has been started by the DAV society at Puri since last year. This school is catering to the educational needs of a majority of children from the Vedanta University Project impacted villages.

At present, the Oriya medium school is functioning in the same premises as the English medium school. But the University project of Anil Agarwal Foundation has plans to construct a separate building of 10,000 sq ft on 3 acres of land, for this new school. This new school will have all facilities like modern classrooms, staff room, laboratory, library, activity room, computer room, toilets as well as space for sports and games.

It may be recalled that Vedanta University Project of Anil Agarwal Foundation has signed an MOU with the DAV society to provide quality education to 500 children from the project impacted villages. The main objective of this initiative is to provide quality education to the children of the project impacted villages so that they can have better opportunities for progress in life and  can also join the world class Vedanta University later.

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The proposed University is going to be set up near Puri, Orissa at a cost of Rs 15, 000 crores. Mr. Anil Agarwal, Chairman< vedanta Resources Plc has pledged an amount of $ 1 billion to initiate the project. The University will be a not-for-profit one.