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INTERESTING INITIATIVE: A screen shot of the portal aimed at facilitating online contributions. CHENNAI: Alumni of hundreds of government and aided schools in Tamil Nadu will soon be able to contribute to the growth of their schools with just a click of the mouse. School Education Minister Thangam Thennarasu had told the Assembly that the department would launch a ‘School Improvement Programme’ to ensure development of schools on the academic and infrastructure fronts through public-private partnerships. As part of this initiative, the e-governance wing of the department is working on an online portal aimed at facilitating transparent and quick transfer of money. The comprehensive website ( www.pallikalvi.in) of the department to be launched soon will have a link to this portal. “Though many of our students go abroad to work, they don’t forget their roots. The transparency in this website will not only build trust but will also ensure that support reaches those who need it the most,” Mr. Thennarasu told The Hindu. The website will state requirements of each school and a potential donor can decide if he or she wants to gift fans, benches, tables or a new block to a particular school. The School Education Department will also involve noted NGOs. Globally recognised foundations and NGOs have already expressed their interest. They can also find out how many benches or fans their donation would translate to. In addition to this, the donors will get an e-mail update with a photograph of students using the benches they gifted. “It is an attempt towards enabling easy online philanthropy,” a software professional working on the site explained. This would mean that a dedicated team is on-the-job 24X7, monitoring donations, ensuring that feedback is sent and attending to e-mail queries.
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