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Maharashtra Urges Industry to Target CSR Funds to School Needs via Vidyanjali, UDISE+

The ministry set a data-led process for CSR support to match documented school needs.

Overview

  • School Education Minister Dadaji Bhuse met CSR heads at the Maharashtra Primary Education Council to push coordinated, needs-based allocations for state schools.
  • Officials detailed how UDISE+ and the central Vidyanjali portal list school-specific requirements to guide corporate projects and avoid duplication.
  • Principal Secretary Ranjitsinh Deol outlined an Adopted School Scheme that lets companies adopt schools with name association to foster long-term partnerships.
  • Industry representatives described the sectors they wish to support, indicating willingness to participate in targeted upgrades.
  • Maharashtra cited the system’s scale of over one lakh schools serving more than two crore students, with priorities including clean water, toilets, buildings and laboratories.