Satya Bharti School Program

Education is a fundamental human right, essential for the empowerment and development of an individual and the society as a whole. In 1950, India made a Constitutional commitment to provide free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of 14, by adding this provision in article 45 of the directive principles of state policy. Consequently, “The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act” finally came into force on 1st April 2010. The Act provides for free and compulsory education to all children in the age group of six to fourteen years. It is now a legally enforceable duty of the Centre and the States, to provide free and compulsory education. However, a majority of children from the rural and marginalized communities still remain devoid of basic primary education. We believe that Education is key to an equitable society that gives opportunities and freedom to all its members, especially girls and women. In the year 2005/06, “primary education for all” was a focus area for our country & we participated by setting up a chain of 254 Satya Bharti Schools for the underprivileged children in rural areas.

The Satya Bharti School Program is the flagship initiative of Bharti Foundation. This rural education initiative provides quality education to underprivileged children, completely free of cost, with a special focus on the girl child. The program envisions transforming students into educated, confident, responsible and self-reliant employable citizens of India with a deep sense of commitment to their society.

254 schools/six states

43,605 students

49% girls

75% SC/ST/OBC

1,717 teachers

66% female teachers