After helping the migrant labourers during the lockdown, actor Sonu Sood along with PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) chairman Karan Gilhotra helped underprivileged students of Government Senior Secondary School at Morni’s Koti village, Haryana, and provided them with smartphones to attend online classes.
They initiated this drive with the help of friends to facilitate the online education of the students struggling due to economic constraints.
Both Gilhotra and Sood addressed the students in a virtual event after delivering the smartphones.
During the Covid crisis, Gilhotra has helped the actor in facilitating many such noble causes. Few such initiatives include sending a tractor to the Andhra farmer and extending support in adopting the four children who lost their parents in the Punjab hooch tragedy.
A recent survey conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) showed that around 27% students don’t have smartphones and laptops to access the online classes and almost 84% students use smartphones for online classes.
Post the lockdown, majority of the schools across the country have been conducting online classes. Karan was also awarded state honours as a Corona warrior by the Governor of Punjab and Chandigarh Administration for his contribution to humanity during Covid pandemic.
