School for poor,fees Rs 5

Teachers and volunteers from Germany will train the local teachers in modern methods of imparting education and setting the curriculum. The school fees will be Rs 5 a month,and this will include learning implements,mid-may meals and a pick-and-drop facility within a 12-km radius.

Round Table India is an organisation of young men who have adopted their national objective as freedom through education. It has already built 1,262 schools and 3,688 classrooms in the past 10-odd years across India.

The funding is obtained vide partnerships with corporates,individuals and governments,and a Zero Overhead Model is employed. Proctor & Gamble launch their Shiksha scheme each year between April and June,wherein a proceeds of the sales from all major P&G brands go to eradicating illiteracy,a release said.

Speaking on the occasion,Rashi Mittal of P&G said P&G Customers would be happy to be part of building school infrastructure for the underprivileged. Also present were Sonam Aron from P&G and Sanjay Kanakia,Karan Gehani,Rajiv Mehra,Prashant Agarwal,Mukesh Ruparel,Kapil Jain and others from Round Table India,besides local leaders.

P&G Shiksha and Round Table India will build four schools across the country this year,at an investment of Rs 2 crore on a 1:1 partnership,and this was the first bhoomipujan amongst them. The schools will be operated by trusts.