Tata Steel has set up a library building constructed at a cost of Rs 4.4 crore at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), regarded as the world's largest tribal residential educational institute.
The 150-seater library was inaugurated by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik yesterday at KISS, which was recently conferred with deemed university status by the Union of Human Resource Development Ministry.
The library has been constructed using steel structure as its base, and is equipped with furniture, electrical and sanitary fittings and other furnishing.
Out of the total cost, an amount of Rs 30 lakh has been contributed by Tata Power, Tata Steel said in a statement.
In 2009, Tata Steel had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with KISS to jointly work towards the upliftment of the state's tribal population, with emphasis on providing education to children of the rehabilitated families of Kalinganagar.
The collaboration culminated in Tata Steel setting up the library at the institute, which is home to over 25,000 students belonging to tribal communities, the statement said.
Among those present on the occasion were Dr Achyuta Samanta, Founder of KISS and KIIT University and T V Narendran, Managing Director, Tata Steel India & South East Asia.
"Improving the quality of life of people living in and around our areas of operations is integral to the business philosophy of Tata Steel. Our operations are largely confined to areas that have a sizeable SC & ST population, and we believe that promoting Affirmative Action is the right way to serve communities around us," Narendran said.
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