Corporate houses to construct 1 l toilets in schools

A host of corporate houses on Tuesday made a commitment to the government on construction of one lakh toilets in schools across the country under their CSR initiative, with state-run power company NTPC promising to build 24,000 units. Various houses held interaction with HRD Minister Smriti Irani to discuss about their participation in the government’s ‘Swachh Bharat’ and ‘Swachh Vidyalya campaign’ under their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. Among the attendees of the meeting were Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murti, Maruti Suzuki Chairman R C Bhargava, J&K Tyres Chairperson Raghupati Singhania and Chairperson CII, CSR initiative.