Over 1500 Students Benefit from Hindustan Zinc’s Education Support Program

Under the joint initiative of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) – Chanderiya Lead Zinc Smelter and Vidya Bhawan Society, the annual Education Support Program is currently hosting residential summer training camps. These camps are designed not only to strengthen academic knowledge in English, Mathematics, and Science, but also to promote overall development through sports, physical training, intellectual and cultural activities.

This year, more than 1500 students from government schools across six districts—Udaipur, Salumber, Rajsamand, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, and Ajmer—are actively participating. In Chittorgarh alone, 209 students from 17 Government Senior Secondary Schools who are entering classes 9 and 10 are attending residential camps. These camps also incorporate digital classrooms, audio-visual content, and hands-on learning experiences.

The summer camp inauguration ceremonies were held at Government Senior Secondary Schools in Ajolia Ka Kheda, Dagla Ka Kheda, and Kanthariya, with notable guests including Anup Kumar (Head HR, CLZS), Mamta Sharma (Deputy HR Head, CLZS), Aakansha Dixit (AO Head, CLZS), Sundar Raj Naidu (CSR Head), and local sarpanches. Faculty members like Omprakash Acharya, Kalpana Sharma, and Vikram Singh Meena, along with parents and Education Support team members, were also present.

Started 9 years ago as a pilot project, the program has grown substantially in both scale and impact. The eighth edition of the residential summer camp officially commenced at the Vidya Bhawan Auditorium in Udaipur and runs from 20 May to 18 June. Over 300 students from classes 8, 10, and 12 (Science stream) are participating. Additionally, non-residential camps are being conducted at Chittorgarh, Dariba, Debari, Ajmer, Agucha, and Zawar, hosting around 1200 students. The residential camps in Udaipur accommodate 200 students of class 10, 50 of class 8, and 50 of class 12 (science stream) from all locations.

Through the Education Support Program, HZL provides dedicated subject teachers in Math, Science, and English at government schools where these positions are vacant. These camps aim to enhance educational performance, improve life skills, and foster personal growth through structured learning, behavior training, and co-curricular activities.