Narotam Sekhsaria
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Narotam Sekhsaria is the founder of Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation (2002)[1], an Indian non-profit working on education, healthcare and livelihood from Mumbai.
Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation
The Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation is a Mumbai-based philanthropic foundation set up by the Ambuja Cements founder, funding scholarships for higher education, healthcare access and rural development programmes across India. It runs a well-known scholarship scheme for postgraduate study and supports institution-building grants in health and education.
Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation reports the following, on its own site:
- 60,000 people screened for oral, breast and cervical cancer to aid early diagnosis and treatment
- 15,50,000 people sensitised on the ill effects of tobacco in villages across 12 states
- 5,000 schools declared tobacco-free
- 25,000 individuals supported in quitting tobacco through counselling under the LifeFirst programme
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Mumbai
- Founded
- 2002
- Press
- 2
References
- [1] “was founded in 2002 through an endowment from Mr. Narotam Sekhsaria.” — Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation. Source
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