Press Release for 21 Oct 2007

Jaipur Pinkcity Round Table 171 is a group of 16 young men, part of an international organisation called Round Table.

Round Table India is building primary schools benefiting ONE MILLION CHILDREN, under its long term project - Freedom through Education.

Under this project Round Table India has already built more than 1000 classrooms impacting 650,000 children in less than 5 years! A few salient features of Freedom through Education project are as follows:

• More than 1000 schools already constructed.


• Over 6,50,000 children already benefited.


• Rs. 75 Crores plus invested to achieve the same.


• Gujarat Earthquake Relief Fund - In collaboration with Wipro, RTI rebuilt 14 schools in the quake-affected zones.


• Orissa Cyclone Relief Fund - RTI collaborated with its partner tables within India and Netherlands to reconstruct over 10 schools in the cyclone-hit areas of Orissa.


• Janmabhoomi Project - RTI with the government of Andhra Pradesh have built more than 50 schools across the state.


• Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan - RTI and the Government of Tamil Nadu implemented projects for over Rs 250 million.


• Operation Pathashala - Government of Karnataka partnered with RTI for the construction of classrooms in the state

In Rajasthan, the tabling movement is new, but is already making its presence felt in the scene of education with four tables and three schools already being built.

Jaipur Pinkcity Round Table, the oldest table in Rajasthan has already built one primary school at Sunaron Ki Dhani, Khejroli, near Chomu, and supports another school at Bindayaka.

Continuing with the good work, Jaipur Pinkcity Round Table, has built an 8 classroom wing at Government Upper Primary School, Parshuramdwara, Near Jalmahal, Amer Road, Jaipur.

Nearly 900 children are currently studying in 4 classrooms in an old building, which is in dire need of repairs. JPRT has built a completely new wing that, at present, has 8 classrooms and can go up to 18 classes in the future. Besides this, JPRT has also repaired and refurbished the existing building to make it a more cheerful place that schoolchildren can look forward to come to everyday.

The total cost for the new school wing is Rs 28 lacs out of which Rs 11 lacs has been given by the Government of Rajasthan under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan scheme and the rest has been given by JPRT.

The project has been completed in just 6 months, starting from April when the Bhoomi Poojan was done, to October 21, 2007 when the school is being handed over.

The project has been built as a showcase pilot project under an MOU with the Govt. of Rajasthan whereby the Government provides land and partial funding (under SSA) and the rest of the funding is arranged by Round Table members, in an attempt to make a school which is comparable to a good private school in quality of construction, design and facilities provided.

Round Table will be making more such schools in this public-private partnership. It is also committed to support these schools in the long run towards their other infrastructural needs.