New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan appealed to the private companies on Wednesday to make more investment in the education sector under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
According to the education minister, a consensus should be created where a major portion of CSR money is invested in the education sector.
Pradhan said that the government will launch Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) 3.0 soon which will work towards the education of aspirational areas to uplift and promote education, reported NDTV.
“Companies act 2013 mandates 2 per cent of company’s net profit into CSR activities and the education minister should recommend to the government that 50 per cent of that 2 per cent should be dedicated towards education sector and particularly education sector in aspirational areas,” Pradhan recommended.
Reply on the #ParliamentQuestion on increasing public investment in education sector. #QuestionHour #WinterSession2021 #RajyaSabha pic.twitter.com/D86M0Jw7gI
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) December 8, 2021
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