Sunil Mittal donates Rs 4cr for underprivileged children

New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) Bharti Airtel Chairman and Managing Director Sunil Bharti Mittal has decided to donate four crore rupees for the education of rural underprivileged children.

''This underlines corporate India's commitment towards fulfilling the government's vision of inclusive growth. Corporate India will continue to work with the government and voluntarily contribute towards this cause,'' Mr Mittal said.

Bharti Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Bharti Enterprises, will administer the donation.

The Foundation is working towards opening 1,000 primary schools in villages across teh country for underprivileged children, especially girls, the company said in a statement.

The promoters and associates of Bharti had committed a corpus of Rs 200 crore for various programmes undertaken by Bharti Foundation.

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