Noel Tata on ₹250 cr investment for IIM Bangalore and why need of the hour is primary education
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- ✓Noel Tata announced a ₹250 crore investment with IIM Bangalore to set up an undergraduate university.
- ✓He said, “The need of the hour is also primary education.” The group also plans to build 40 to 50 not-for-profit hospitals across India to help improve the quality of life for many people.
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Noel Tata, chairman of Tata Trusts, recently spoke about the group’s strategic philanthropic investments in Indian education, beginning with a significant commitment of ₹500 crore to establish a premier undergraduate institution in partnership with IIM Bangalore. He also mentioned that the biggest priority right now is strengthening early childhood schooling.
The founding-family patriarch is currently in the news amid reports of differences with Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran and over the proposed listing of Tata Sons.
Tata Trust to invest ₹250 crore at IIM Bangalore for undergrad Varsity
“To start with, we have agreed to invest ₹250 crore with IIM Bangalore, to set up an undergraduate university. It will be one of the best institutions in the country. We have started with the first batch of 80 students. The intention is to spend ₹250 crore there and another ₹250 crore three years later to develop this institute,” he said while speaking to Republic TV.
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