Education

The Education initiative of the Rajanna Foundation is run through the Amara Raja Educational Society (ARES). ARES has three Schools which are located at Karakambadi, Petamitta and Diguvamagham in Chittoor & Tirupati districts. The educational institutions are equipped with best of the infrastructure when compared to any other schools in a rural setting. ARES also ensures a high teacher-student ratio for better attention and focus.

The Foundation supports ARES with Capital Infrastructure and also its operational costs. The aim here is to provide affordable quality education in rural areas. ARES also provides separate hostel facilities for girls and boys at Petamitta village.

• 3 Schools (Preschool till Grade XII).
• 5030+ students.
• Affordable Quality Education.
• Amara Raja Vidyalayam, Karakambadi (ARVK) is affiliated to CBSE and runs classes from Preschool - X Class. For more details, please click here.
• Mangal Vidyalayam, Petamitta is affiliated to CBSE from Preschool – XII. This is the first CBSE Senior Secondary School in the region that is being operated in this rural set-up. For more details, please click here.
• Amara Raja Vidyalayam, Diguvamagham (ARVD) is affiliated to CBSE from Preschool – XII. This is the first CBSE Senior Secondary School in the region that is being operated in this rural set-up. For more details, please click here.
• All our schools have quality infrastructure, smart classrooms equipped with interactive flat panels and interactive whiteboards, well-equipped laboratories, a library, and playgrounds.
• Secured state level ranks in Entrance Examination and our students joined in Engineering and Chartered Accountancy courses.

Rajanna Foundation also supports the continuous enhancement of infrastructure of various Government schools and colleges in Chittoor & Tirupati districts from time to time. (Karakambadi, Pakala, Chandragiri, Erracheruvupalli, Piler, Damalcheruvu & Aragonda etc).

Skill Development

• Rajanna Foundation has established two world-class Amara Raja Skill Development Centres (ARSDC 1 & 2), built to international standards, located in Petamitta and Diguvamagham in Chittoor District. These centres are dedicated to skilling the rural youth of India.
• ARSDC 1 & 2 are focused on providing structured technical and non-technical training to individuals from rural areas, helping them acquire essential life skills and job-ready capabilities.
• The centres aim to bridge the talent gap by offering industry-aligned training that reflects the evolving business and work environment across industrial and allied sectors. The mission of ARSDC 1 & 2 is ‘Skilling Rural India to Make in India’.
• ARSDC 1 offers a three-month fully residential training programme at the Skill Development Centre, followed by 21 months of On-the-Job Training (OJT) within the Amara Raja Group of Industries. The curriculum covers technical skills, life skills, employability enhancement, and multi-skill development.
• ARSDC 1 (Petamitta)
• ARSDC 1 provides free food, hostel accommodation, and essential facilities for all students.
  • Girls’ Hostel: 240 beds (G+2)
  • Boys’ Hostel: 540 beds (G+3)
• ARSDC 2 offers a three-month fully residential training programme at the Skill Development Centre, followed by 21 months of OJT for SMT (Surface Mount Technology) and 15 or 9 months of OJT for HVAC & MEP courses within the Amara Raja Group of Industries. This pathway prepares students to become SMT/PCB Assembly Operators, EMS Technicians, or HVAC/MEP Technicians, along with strong life skills and employability competencies.
• ARSDC 2 (Diguvamagham)
• ARSDC 2 also provides free food, hostel accommodation, and essential facilities for all students.
  • Girls’ Hostel: 144 beds (Three Floors)
  • Boys’ Hostel: 96 beds (Two Floors)

Drinking Water

The strategic partnership and collaborative efforts of Rajanna Foundation along with the Government of Andhra Pradesh aided supply of clean drinking water to Diguvamagham and Petamitta Villages of Chittoor & Tirupati districts. The water is being delivered to target areas through overhead tanks and RO Plants.

Infrastructure

The Foundation constructed buildings for Bank and Telephone exchange in Diguvamagham and Petamitta villages. Other constructions like bus shelters, toilet blocks and visitor's room in Puthalapattu police station were also constructed by the Foundation.

The Foundation was also involved in providing the community facilities for the convenience of the general public like Laying of Roads, Construction of Marriage Halls, Rice Mills, Electric Cremation Facility, Construction of patient blocks at Government Hospitals, Schools and Weaver Sheds, enhancing the Infrastructure and student play items at Anganwadis, supporting orphanages etc., in Chittoor & Tirupati districts.

Rajanna Foundation has supplied 100 units of power looms for flood-affected areas in A.P and contributed to the continuous improvement of Environmental Sanitation in Thippanagunta Village, Krishna district in A.P.

Village Development

Rajanna Foundation has undertaken major initiatives representing the Amara Raja Group for the adoption and development of the surrounding villages that include construction of roads, rainwater storage tanks, and supply channels among many others. The Foundation was an active partner in the company sponsored CSR initiatives that encapsulated all these initiatives under the program named "Grameena Vikasam" by adopting villages under Amaragaon project.

Rajanna Memorial park at Diguvamagham has an internet centre, library, amphitheatre, children's play area and a public entertainment cum refreshment park.

Agriculture & Irrigation Infrastructure

Every year Chittoor district receives erratic rainfall, and due to lack of any perennial river running through the district, agriculture here is totally dependent on rainwater & groundwater. To help the farmers of the region to cultivate better, Rajanna Foundation has constructed around 23 check dams and deepened 6 existing Lakes, ponds and other water sources. This has helped to enhance the groundwater level in that area leading to an increased availability of water for irrigation. Thousands of Acres were brought under irrigation and farmers across 50 villages of Chittoor district are benefited by this program.

Regular training programs and awareness programs are provided to the farmers by Rajanna Foundation. These include the introduction of modern farming technologies, use of fertilizers and pesticides, harvesting techniques, transport and storage of agricultural produce.

Environment

Rajanna Foundation partnered with Department of Social Forestry who had allotted 222 acres of a barren hillock at Pemmugutta, spread over 3 villages near Petamitta in Chittoor. The objective of the project is to implement Soil Conservation and Vegetative Regeneration The Foundation has planted more than 70,000 plants over a period of 5 years and has plans to plant another 40,000 plants in the coming years.

The Foundation has also purchased thirty acres of land and donated to the Government towards the Social Forestry initiative. This forest cover also provides shelter to Tribal families who would make their living from forest produce. In Pemmugutta, 40 families have been employed to manage this Social Forestry.

In addition to this, the Foundation is coordinating the company's Blue Sky CSR initiative wherein over 1000 plants were planted involving the local communities and school children near Petamitta village. Under this program, the local communities and the school children are educated and made responsible towards nurturing the plants as their contribution towards the environment.

Health

Rajanna Foundation's primary focus is to provide Healthcare to rural India.

The efforts of Rajanna Foundation are recognized through Primary Health Centre of Talapunenivari Palle (Petamitta) with 5 sub-centres serving the medical needs of people for 12 Panchayats and 81 villages associated with it.

The government of Andhra Pradesh has signed an MOU with Rajanna Foundation to develop and manage the Primary Health Center at Talapunenivari Palle (Petamitta) with effect from 1st Oct'11 and passed GO accordingly. The Foundation invested in infrastructure in a phased manner to build and operate in-patient facilities and also work on providing specialized doctor’s services under this Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. The PHC has today very good infrastructure that stands out to help the surrounding 81 villages with a total population of 20,000.

• 30-bed primary health centre under PPP Program (Public Private Partnership Program).
• Focus on 81 villages covering 20,000 people, including children, women and senior citizens.
• Voluntary services are rendered by doctors of Indian origin settled in the US and other countries.
• Periodic Health Camps.
• Foundation Provides Transport facilities in designated routes on a daily basis for the comfort of patients to visit the PHC. Necessary refreshments are provided to each patient.