Azim Premji Foundation to scale up fieldwork, increase grants

Top officials of the foundation said with the rise in endowment, it would go into deeper areas in fieldwork, apart from increasing annual grants by four times to other non-profit organisations.

The foundation is planning to open a university campus, which is likely to be functional in three years.

“Our work in the states where we are currently present will be more intensive with scaling up to the tune of two-three times. Grants to NGOs will also increase five times in the next five years,” said Anurag Behar, chief executive officer, Azim Premji Foundation, and vice-chancellor, Azim Premji University.