With the objective of promoting quality primary and secondary education and creating access to higher education to improve quality of life, the LANCO Foundation has launched three focused activities in the education sector:

Lanco Merit Scholarships: Financial support is provided to meritorious students studying preferably in government schools/ institutions. A scholarship amount of Rs. 2,000 for students from class VI to IX, Rs. 10,000 for class X, Rs. 20,000 for classes XI and XII and also for other professional courses in engineering, medical, law and management. Currently, this programme covers over 1,500 students across 12 locations.(delete this line) School Kits: To motivate children in the rural schools, School kits comprising of school bag, geometry box, colors and notebooks were distributed to 28,302 students in 13 locations across India. School Solar Energy: Solar energy panels were installed in 5 schools of Anpara, UP and 2 schools of Dhenkanal, Odisha. LANCO Foundation also gave free computer and television to each school backed up with solar energy. Technical support for installation of solar panels was provided by LANCO Solar. Special Scholarships: Special scholarships are granted to all the students studying in government schools scoring more than 80% marks in grade X. Each such student is awarded with scholarship amount of Rs. 5000. This programme is being carried out in Vijayawada, AP since 2009 onwards. School Health Check-up: Camps are organised, twice a year at government primary schools to promote health and hygiene amongst children. A general health check-up is carried out to facilitate early detection of growth related deficiencies and general health of children. Currently 130 schools are covered under this programme across the country. About 15,000 children are screened every year.

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