MP Bishnu Pada Ray Seeks CSR Assist for Educational Growth in Distant Areas of A&N Islands

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 31 August 2025

In a bid to strengthen academic infrastructure within the distant and backward areas of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, has urged the Union Government to increase Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) assist for 3 main initiatives.

In separate communications to Union Ministers, Mr. Ray has sought monetary help for establishing Atal Tinkering Labs, ICT Labs, and Solar-Powered Smart Classes throughout authorities colleges within the Islands.

Proposals:

1. 50 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) in Schools – Mr. Ray, in a illustration to Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon’ble Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, really helpful CSR assist for establishing 50 ATLs throughout authorities colleges, as recommended by the A&N Administration’s Education Department. The initiative, to be applied by UNISED (ISO 9001:2005 licensed and registered below NITI Aayog), goals to foster creativity, computational abilities, and innovation amongst college students.

2. 100 ICT Labs in Government Schools – The MP has additionally urged the Petroleum Minister to assist the establishing of 100 ICT labs via Any Care Foundation. The venture is designed to align with the Prime Minister’s imaginative and prescient of Digital India, Skill India, and Viksit Bharat 2047 by equipping college students with digital literacy and fashionable technological abilities.

3. 100 Solar-Powered Smart Classes with Joyful Learning Resource Labs (JIGYASA Programme) – In one other proposal to Mr. Satish Chandra Dubey, Hon’ble Minister of State for Coal & Mines, Mr. Ray really helpful CSR funding for the “JIGYASA Programme” of Any Care Foundation. The venture envisions developing 100 solar-powered good school rooms in authorities colleges, guaranteeing entry to digital studying whereas selling clear vitality options in geographically remoted areas.

Highlighting the geographical remoteness and developmental challenges of the Islands, Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray careworn that these initiatives would bridge the digital divide and supply sustainable, technology-driven studying alternatives for college students.

He appealed for pressing consideration and early approval of the proposals, emphasizing their transformative potential in shaping the way forward for training within the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.