1,000 schools get sanitation facilities

Tata Consultancy Services completed building sanitation facilities for girl students in 1000 schools across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Bihar States as a part of Prime Minister’s Clean India Initiative. Under the 1st phase of this sanitation initiative, TCS has successfully implemented building girls toilets in about 1041 schools spread across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Bihar TCS had earmarked a budget of Rs 100 Crore for building dedicated sanitation facilities for girls in selected schools.

The initiative aims to boost the enrolment rate and reduce the dropout rate of girl students in the adopted schools, and in turn, improve learning outcomes. N Chandrasekaran, CEO and MD of Tata Consultancy Services said, ““TCS is committed to the Prime Minister’s ‘Swachh Bharat’ initiative of ensuring safety, dignity and equality for all girl students. We are happy to have completed building toilets in about 1,000 schools.”

TCS commenced the project in October 2014 and a special taskforce was constituted for the end-to-end implementation. This involved collaborating with the Central and State Government to strategize, plan, and execute by leveraging technology to ensure successful and timely implementation.