Ramco Cements sponsors question banks to government school students
The Ramco Cements, Ariyalur has sponsored question banks to slow learners amongst children of the Government School in Ariyalur district. The question bank enables the slow learning students to prepare better and face the public exams. The question bank in the form of a book has 188 pages and was given to 500 students. This activity was organised under the Ramco Social Services League activity of the unit.
The question bank was handed over to the Government School students, recently P Ramana Saraswathi, District Collector, Ariyalur, in the presence of Madhusudan Kulkarni, Unit Head, Ramco Cements, Ariyalur and Johnson Antony Leo, GM-HR, Ramco Cements, Ariyalur. Also present during the occasion were, M Raman, Chief educational officer and Maanvizhi, District educational officer, Ariyalur and other Ramco officials and local body representatives.
The District Collector & Education department of Ariyalur district thanked Ramco Cements and presented an appreciation plaque for the continuous support rendered by Ramco to the Education Department of Ariyalur.
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