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President of India inaugurates Satya Bharti School in Kanidighi, Murshidabad

| | Jul 14, 2017, at 11:19 pm
Kolkata, July 14 (IBNS) Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, inaugurated the new school of Satya Bharti Foundation at Kanidighi in Murshidabad district of West Bengal on Friday.

This is the 10th school of Satya Bharti Foundation in Murshidabad district as also in the state.

Speaking on the occasion, the President said that Satya Bharti schools are providing quality education to the students with main focus to girls belonging to the weaker sections of the society.

He appreciated the Satya Bharti Foundation for establishing schools in rural areas to cater educational needs of local children. Children eagerly want to get admission in these schools to get a standard and quality education, he added.  It is proposed to be an elementary school with classes from pre-primary level up to class VIII.

Presently, the school begins with classes up to class II. One class will be added every subsequent year. In addition to local students, this school will also cater to students from neighbouring Satya Bharti Schools.

The President also launched a special compendium that captures the dreams and aspirations of an ideal schooling experience as expressed by the students under various education programs being run by the Bharti Foundation across the country.

The Satya Bharti School Program currently operates 249 primary/elementary schools and five senior secondary schools across six states of Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Utter Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. It focuses to empower girls and underprivileged children across rural India through its flagship initiative.

Abhijit Mukherjee, MP, Jangipur, Subrata Saha, MLA, Sagardighi, Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Co-Chairman, Bharti Foundation and Shri Vijay Chadda, CEO, Bharti Foundation were also present on the occasion.

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