Tap CSR funds to provide laptops to govt school and RTE students: HC to Karnataka
The high court on Monday directed the Karnataka government to tap Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds to distribute laptops, tablets and computers to government school and RTE students, to facilitate learning under the Vidyagama programme during the pandemic.
Responding to the submission by the government advocate that the state is facing a financial crunch following huge expenditure due to Covid-19 spread, the court said the government may gather CSR funds under Section 135 read with Schedule VII(ii) of Companies Act, 2013 for distribution of laptops, tablets and computers.
Petitioners AA Sanjeev Narrain and two others had sought directions for providing online educational gadgets/ facilities to children, particularly those under the Right to Education Act, 2009. They said that due to the lack of continuity in classes, children may be distracted.
Tap CSR funds to provide laptops to govt school and RTE students: HC to Karnataka
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