HCL Foundation to invest Rs 110 cr in UP's village development project

Funds to be utilised for the 'Samuday' project that was launched in Hardoi district around two years ago

HCL Technology’s corporate social responsibility arm HCL Foundation would pump in Rs 110 crore into a village located in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district. The funds will be utilised for the ‘Samuday’ development project that was launched in the district around two years ago.

The project, which covers around 720 villages and around 90,000 households, is aimed at registering improvements across various socio-economic verticals such as education, livelihood, health, infrastructure, sanitation and agriculture.   

“We have lined up an investment of around Rs 110 crore towards this initiative during the current financial year,” Project Samuday Director Navpreet Kaur told Business Standard