Ghaziabad District, March 17, 2023: The Akshaya Patra Foundation and Adish and Asha Jain Foundation collaborated to provide Android tablets to 70 students of Government Girl’s Inter College, Vijaynagar, Ghaziabad, to mark the launch of the Digital Education Initiative. Akshaya Patra is implementing the initiative with the support of corporate donors and BYJU’s to bridge the digital divide and further digital inclusiveness by providing students belonging to economically weaker sections of society access to good quality, modern education free of cost.

The chief guests for the launch event were Mr Adish Jain and Mrs Asha Jain. The event was presided by Shri Bharatarshabha Dasa, National President and Trustee, The Akshaya Patra Foundation.

As a part of their CSR initiative, Mr Adish and Mrs Asha Jain primarily focus on interventions in the fields of education, health and hygiene, skill development and women empowerment. To further their CSR efforts, Mr Adish and Mrs Asha Jain are now supporting Akshaya Patra’s Digital Education Programme, which seeks to facilitate competency-based learning while focusing on inclusiveness and contributing to the Government’s vision of Digital India. Digital tablets pre-installed with BYJU’s learning application were distributed among students of 11th standard to ensure they can access high-quality, tech-driven learning programmes. Each tablet will also provide them access to JEE and NEET content.

Mr Adish Jain, said, “We had the privilege of getting the benefits of quality education which enabled us to pursue professional careers and lead a good life. We are now looking forward to supporting bright and promising girls in our hometown, Ghaziabad. We hope that this initiative will empower many girls to aspire and achieve their dreams.”

Sri Bharatarshabha Dasa, National President and Trustee, Akshaya Patra said, “Our vision, ‘No child in India shall be deprived of education because of hunger,’ is in alignment with our conviction that education is one of the foremost ways to nurture a happy future of this country. We firmly believe that no child should remain uneducated due to the lack of access to the Internet or the right technology. We are immensely grateful to Mr Adish and Mrs Asha Jain for supporting our Digital Education Programme. Their support enables us to do more and bring about significant change in the lives of the children. We hope this is just the first of the many collaborations between both organisations in the years to come.”

Akshaya Patra aims to support aspiring senior secondary students who want to appear for competitive entrance exams in the field of engineering and medicine. It is working with teachers to support these students in delivering well-researched academic content. As part of this initiative, selected students will receive internet connectivity for two years to support their learning.

The digital academic content from BYJU’s will focus on helping students from classes 9 to 12 by providing them access to study material for subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, social science and commerce. It will also provide them access to study material for the preparation of competitive exams such as the NEET, JEE and CET.

The content will be made available in all vernacular languages focusing on ICSE and CBSE boards as well as other state boards, including Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Telangana and West Bengal.