Infosys Foundation awards Rs 1.7 cr prize money to 12 social innovators

New Delhi: Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of IT major Infosys, on Tuesday said it will award 12 social innovators in the country with prize money worth Rs 1.7 crore for developing solutions for social causes.

Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murty told PTI that the Aarohan Social Innovation Awards were instituted with the vision to recognise and reward individuals, teams or NGOs that are developing solutions for the social sector that can positively impact the underprivileged in India, at scale.