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Padhaai’s programme has been providing scholarships and books for deserving children since July 2012. Scholarships worth INR 13000 have been granted till date along with notebooks to more than 200 children.

This is just a small step forward. There are millions of deserving but underprivileged children who are out-of-school. Several of these kids land at construction sites, garages, serve as domestic help and worse – start begging on streets. Make a change to their lives. Help to educate them because education does matter!

Yes, I want to educate a child.

Education in India is provided by both the public sector as well as the private sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: central, state, and local. India has made progress in terms of increasing primary education attendance rate and expanding literacy to approximately two thirds of the population. India's improved education system is often cited as one of the main contributors to the economic rise of India. Much of the progress, especially in higher education and scientific research, has been credited to various public institutions. The private education market in India is merely 5% although in terms of value is estimated to be worth $40 billion in 2008 and will increase to $68–70 billion by 2012.

However, India continues to face stern challenges. Despite growing investment in education, 25% of its population is still illiterate; only 15% of Indian students reach high school, and just 7% graduate. The quality of education whether at primary or higher education is significantly poor as compared with major developing nations.