Activist’s drive supported education of 57,000 girls

Vadodara: A school fee support initiative led by activist Nishita Rajput has benefited about 57,000 girl students over 16 years, with a fresh round of assistance launched on Tuesday for 71 schoolgirls.

Rajput began the latest phase by distributing school fees and education kits to students. She has so far disbursed Rs 6.54 crore towards the education of schoolgirls and has received several awards for her sustained work.

She said she aims to provide school fees totalling Rs 1 crore to girl students this year. Rajput motivates donors to contribute cheques for individual students they wish to support, which are then handed over directly to the schools concerned. Details of the beneficiaries are shared with the donors.