- Social Eye Foundation launches tech-driven education platform with ₹80 lakh immediate aid
- 2,000 underprivileged students receive direct fee support through transparent, school-linked payments
- ‘Aadhaar School Tech’ AI system to digitally empower schools at zero cost
- Vision 2030 roadmap targets 5 lakh students, 5,000 schools and ₹200 crore annual CSR mobilisation
NE EDUCATION BUREAU
AHMEDABAD, DEC 29
In a bold step to transform the way educational support reaches underserved communities, Social Eye Foundation, the non-profit arm of MYCPE ONE, on Saturday launched its flagship education platform ‘Aadhaar Shiksha’ in Ahmedabad, alongside an immediate financial support of ₹80 lakh to secure the academic year of 2,000 underprivileged students.
The launch took place in the presence of Rohit Choudhary, District Educational Officer (DEO), Ahmedabad, and saw participation from principals and trustees of 71 partner schools across the city. Under the initiative, each beneficiary student will receive ₹4,000 towards essential school fees, with the funds disbursed directly to schools, ensuring transparency and continuity in education.
So far, Social Eye Foundation has supported nearly 4,000 students across 100 schools, and has outlined an ambitious five-year roadmap to reach 5 lakh students and onboard 5,000 schools nationwide.
Designed as a technology-enabled bridge between corporates and verified student beneficiaries under CSR programmes, ‘Aadhaar Shiksha’ addresses long-standing challenges of access, trust and transparency in education funding. The platform ensures direct, traceable, intermediary-free support, giving corporate donors full visibility on fund utilisation. Currently, around 6,000 students are registered on the platform, with plans to scale up to 50,000 students by June 2026, and 5 lakh students over the next five years.
Explaining the vision behind the initiative, Shalin Parikh, Chief Impact Officer, Social Eye Foundation, and CEO, MYCPE ONE, said, “According to data by the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Education is the most preferred development sector among Indian corporates for their CSR spending. In 2023–24, 52.6% of the total CSR spending in Gujarat went towards the education sector. Aadhaar Shiksha is built with a view to bridge the gap between intent and impact, as it gives corporates the needed confidence in how their funds are utilised. By ensuring rigorous verification and direct-to-school payments, we have created a system donors can trust. Our objective is to ensure that financial constraints never force a child to drop out of school.”
At the same event, the Foundation also unveiled ‘Aadhaar School Tech’, an AI-enabled school management system offered free of cost to partner schools—solutions that typically cost between ₹10 lakh and ₹50 lakh. The software provides end-to-end digital administration, including attendance and timetable management, digitisation of student and fee records, and mobile-based communication with parents.
Through this initiative, Social Eye Foundation aims to digitise 10,000 schools, extending modern digital infrastructure to institutions serving underprivileged communities and strengthening grassroots education delivery.
Commending the initiative, Rohit Choudhary, DEO, Ahmedabad, said, “The model adopted by Social Eye Foundation is practical and highly transparent. By combining direct fee support along with digital infrastructure such as ‘Aadhaar School Tech’, the Foundation is strengthening the school ecosystem. The commitment to verify every student and pay fees directly to schools sets a high standard for education support programmes.”
During the launch, the Foundation also presented its Vision 2030 roadmap, which includes expanding its partner network from 100 to over 5,000 schools, supporting 5 lakh students to ensure uninterrupted education, and mobilising ₹200 crore annually in CSR funding through partnerships with 500+ corporates.
