As many as 7,294 government schools in the state have benefitted under the Namma Ooru Palli scheme since its launch in December 2022, minister for school Education AnbilMaheshPoyyamozhi said.
The scheme is aimed at improving the standards of government schools with the participation, contribution, and PARTNERSHIP of private companies, alma maters, and the public.
Initially, 12 companies were associated with the scheme. In six months, the association has grown with a staggering 133 companies whose contributions to the welfare of government schools have now crossed Rs 100 crore, the minister said.
At the conclave, the Confederation of Indian (CII) partnered with the Namma Ooru Palli scheme, and its members contributed Rs 13.95 crore.
The scheme is for the children of migrant labourers. The scheme has been launched in Tirupur because the district is Home to many migrant labourers. And they are one of the supportive reasons for the Growth of Tirupur. There are about 34 lakh migrant labourers in the state, he said.