Please find attached a press release by Marico Limited, titled "Nihar Shanti Pathshala Funwala strengthens early childhood care education across 100 Anganwadi centres in aspirational district Bahraich".
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Marico's flagship education CSR programme, Nihar Shanti Pathshala Funwala (NSPF), has expanded to 100 Anganwadi centres in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh — a NITI Aayog aspirational district. In partnership with Sesame Workshop India, the programme now reaches over 1,700 children aged 3-6 years, with 100 Anganwadi workers, 100 helpers, and 1,500 parents/caregivers enrolled. The initiative focuses on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) using play-based materials, the Chalo! Sesame Street App, and Pico projectors for low-connectivity areas, aligned with the National Education Policy 2020. Broader NSPF programme has already impacted over 12 lakh students and 62,500 teachers across Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Rajasthan. The company describes this as a scalable, community-centric model aimed at systemic change in early childhood education.
This is a CSR/ESG announcement with no direct financial impact on earnings or operations. It reinforces Marico's brand positioning around social responsibility but is unlikely to move the stock price materially.