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Government of Maharashtra C.S.R. in Education 2013-2014 C.S.R in Education 2013-2014 School Education and Sports Department, Government of Maharashtra 4 Content 1. From the CM’s Desk 6 2. From the Deputy CM’s Desk 7 3. From the Desk of Minister of School Education 8 4. From the Desk of State Education Minister 9 5. From the Desk of Chief Secretary 10 6. Foreword by ACS, School Education Department 11 SCHOOL EDUCATION & SPORTS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA 5 7. What is Corporate 12. Announcement of CSR Social Responsibility? 12 activities on 1st May 2013 28 8. Various Independent CSR initiatives 13. School Leadership 29 by Corporate Bodies in field of School 14 Development Education 14. Directory of 9. Launch of CSR initiatives aligned to Donor Organisations 31 requirements of School Education 24 Department 10. Need for Alignment of CSR Activities 25 11. CSR Policy 27 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN EDUCATION 6 From the Chief Minister's Desk Prithviraj Chavan Chief Minister Government of Maharashtra Mahatma Gandhi envisioned that education & vocational training. But School education is should help to curb social insecurity and social more challenging sector with enormous volume disharmony. Objective of any educational of number of schools & number of Children. initiative should be to inspire the pupil to put Many Corporates like General Electric, DLF worthwhile efforts in meaningful initiative. Foundation, Bharati Airtel, Citigroup, Azim Though Government of Maharashtra is Premji Foundation, Microsoft have already committed to provide quality education to all initiated activities in education in CSR. children and committed to implement RTE, I congratulate school education Department there are many challenges like gender parity, for launching of CSR in education programme gender gap, enrollment and retention of children in state. I wish many Public Sector & Private from socially & economically weaker sections, sector industries will come forward & share girls enrollment & retention, compliance of hands in hands for the noble cause of human infrastructure where I wish Corporate will play development. remarkable role through CSR. Nowadays CSR is playing an important role in the rapidly changing global world. Several Indian Corporations have developed synergistic initiatives towards higher education (Prithviraj Chavan) SCHOOL EDUCATION & SPORTS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA From the Deputy CM’s Desk 7 Ajit Pawar Deputy Chief Minister Government of Maharashtra “The Ideal literate is one who is equipped with of the child. Only in this way can we move thinking skills, ability to reason, communicate towards an education and learning system with ease, possess a love for knowledge and is which represents the "public good" and which seeker of truth". empowers all our students to reach the ideal promised in the preamble to our Constitution. The quote above reflects our beliefs about knowledge and learning since the ancient Finally we have to again commit ourselves times. The Department of School Education to working hard in partnership with others has continued to ensure that we make great towards achieving the mission of establishing strides in our quest to improve the quality of a caring and responsive education system for teaching and learning in our schools. the twenty-first century. Our efforts to improve literacy rates, especially It gives me an immense pleasure to share that amongst the poor have also begun to bear many private organisations have come forward fruit. The rates of participation and success in and showed their kind interest in taking this literacy programs have increased considerably initiative forward under their CSR. This will be during the years under review. the beginning of a new era for education and we look forward to achieving new tides and Everything we do in the Ministry of School success in this program. Education is based on two key principles. Firstly, we are guided by the fundamental belief system laid down in the Constitution, and in particular the principles of freedom, justice and democracy. Secondly, everything we do with regard to schools is done in the best interests (Ajit Pawar) CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN EDUCATION 8 From the Desk of Minister for School Education Rajendra Darda Minister for School Education Government of Maharashtra "The educated differ from the uneducated as commitment to CSR activities and there much as ilving differ from the dead." is no doubt in my mind they would be wholeheartedly supporting this initiative for This quote from the great sage Aristotle spread of education. underlines the importance of education in moulding character of an individual as well That the State is on the right path is shown as a nation. The Government of Maharashtra by the rising literacy rates and improvement has always been ahead in taking education to in quality of education. today, we need to masses through its innumerable programmes. mould a student who can prove himself/ Today, it boasts of nearly 20 million students herself in global arena. We are sure we can in nearly 1 lakh State and private institutions. provide quality education that will enable us to achieve this goal. While the State is leaving no stone unturned in educating the masses, it is facing a variety I thank public and private sector organisations of challenges, It is for helping us in meeting for supporting the CSR in Education initiative them that corporate sector can step in. As wholeheartedly. Let us strive to fulill the dream part of their Corporate Social Responsibility of millions. (CSR) plans, they can adopt schools, provide infrastructure, take up skill development programmes, train the trainers and do much more. Maharashtra has a great tradition of industrial houses setting an example by (Rajendra Darda) SCHOOL EDUCATION & SPORTS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA From the Desk of State Education Minister 9 Fauzia Khan State Education Minister Government of Maharashtra It is a matter of great pleasure for me to Though the State is becoming an educational welcome the reputed corporate bodies of the hub in the country, there remains a lot of scope country that have shown interest to work along for improvement in areas of teaching skills with the state education department for putting in the schools, infrastructure improvement, in efforts to improve the education system of reducing student dropout rates, etc. the state. It is our belief that through CSR we will be able Education has a major role to play in developing to address a lot of the above challenges in countries. India has a historical rich tradition of very little time so as to enable us fulfill our aim teacher-disciple relationship. Education, which of providing quality education to every child was once a prerogative of the elite class, has studying in the state of Maharashtra. become accessible to all, thanks to the efforts I once again express my sincere thanks to the made by different visionary leaders and social corporates associating with the department reformers who spearheaded this movement and willing to make a change through their CSR and worked hard to take education to the initiatives. grassroots level. Maharashtra state provides for elementary education predominantly through local self- government bodies and secondary education through private institutions. The State has taken proactive steps to provide access to schooling for each and every child. (Fauzia Khan) CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN EDUCATION 10 From the Desk of Chief Secretary Jayant Kumar Banthia Chief Secretary Government of Maharashtra Providing quality School Education to all Government’s objectives and the needs of the children in a diverse and a vast state schools. like Maharashtra is a very challenging task and I am happy with the some of the active I wholeheartedly welcome the participating measures that the Department of School corporate bodies to this program which Education is undertaking roping in of private has the potential to change the face of sector to fill the gaps in the system. Education in the state. I hope that in future other Departments also embark upon such The huge number of schools, complex initiatives wherein the private sector is able administrative set up and geographic to participate and contribute towards good challenges limit the ability of the Department governance. in ensuring that all schemes and programs reach to the targeted students and teachers, leaving gaps in infrastructure, quality of training provided to teachers and other benefits provided by the Department. The Department’s initiative to start a CSR program (Jayant Kumar Banthia) will help to coordinate and direct the CSR activities to fill these gaps in a more effective manner. The efforts will get aligned to the SCHOOL EDUCATION & SPORTS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA Foreword by ACS, School Education Department 11 J. S. Saharia Additional Chief Secretary School Education & Sports Department Government of Maharashtra Maharashtra is one of the dynamic states of words of the great philosopher Plato “The India, always ahead in experimenting new direction in which education starts a man will trends in Education. The State has been striving determine his future in life”. Schools not only hard for providing education facilities even in help nurture dreams and aspirations in kids its remotest corners. We have been working but also inculcate moral values and contribute hand in hand with private managements for to their character development. Hence it achieving 100% literacy goal. 67% of our becomes the primary responsibility of one and educational institutions are run by local self- all to ensure that every child is subjected to government bodies wherein we are making quality schooling. relentless efforts the situation of providing basic minimum infrastructure and improved The State of Maharashtra is committed to quality of teachers. The State is catering to ensure that the dreams in education are approximately 20 million children through its cherished, followed and fulfilled. I would once 100,000 State and privately managed schools.