Vedanta Foundation and Vedanta Sesa Goa Iron Ore, in collaboration with the Karnataka Directorate of Education, have launched a pilot project to promote digital education in schools across the State.

The Deputy Director of Public Instruction, Chitradurga district, Revana Siddappa, has launched ‘The Smart Class’ project.

Speaking on the occasion Siddappa said, “Vedanta has greatly contributed towards making the Digital India dream of our honourable Prime Minister a reality. Vedanta, being the major corporate in Karnataka, we expect more initiatives and contribution towards CSR. We appreciate the efforts taken by Vedanta Foundation and Vedanta Sesa Goa Iron Ore in order to promote digital education among young children.”

A demo of the smart class and its benefits was communicated to the gathering by Waheed from Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd.

“At Vedanta, we believe that harnessing the full power of leveraging technology and innovation in school education is our endeavour towards investing in India’s future leaders. I am grateful for the Honorable Deputy Director of Public Instruction, Chitradurga District Revana Siddappa for recognising our efforts and commitment towards transforming and empowering the students of our host communities in Karnataka.,” said Vijayanand Chakrasali, Head Operations – Iron Ore Karnataka.

Also present were Senior Mining Geologist, IBM - Prashant Hegde, CEO – Zilla Panchanyat, Chirtradurga District – Nitesh Patil, DYPC Deputy Project Coordinator - Umadevi, Head Operations, Iron Ore Karnataka - Vijayanand Chakrasali and Head HR, Iron Ore Karnataka – Praveen George.

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