Our work in Karnataka started in 2001
We currently work in the districts of Bagalkote, Ballari, Bengaluru, Bidar, Chamarajnagar, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Mandya, Raichur, Ramanagara, Vijayanagara, Vijayapura and Yadgir. Our work spans Education, Health, and other areas.
Education
Our work spans Early Childhood Education (ECE) to higher education and engages teachers, school leaders, functionaries, college faculties and state-level institutions such as State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT) and Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). Engagements are done through multiple modes. The three Azim Premji Schools in Karnataka are in Bengaluru, Kalaburagi and Yadgir.
89
Teacher learning centres (TLCs)
25,700 +
Anganwadi teachers directly engaged with
56,500 +
Elementary school teachers directly engaged with
15,71,000 +
Children covered
Azim Premji University
The Azim Premji University was established in 2010. Its first campus is in Bengaluru. We offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as continuing education programmes for working professionals.
Azim Premji Scholarship
Launched in 2024 to support girl students from disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue college education, the scholarship initiative now covers all districts of Karnataka with 37,000 girls to be covered in 2025-26.
Health
In 5 clusters of Bengaluru, we have direct community health work, primary health centres with general physicians, laboratories and pharmacies, and referral help desks in government hospitals. Our rural health work in Karnataka has started in the Jevaragi block of Kalaburagi district.
4
Health centres in Bengaluru
25,000
Households
91,000
People served
Creches
The creches seek to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable children in the age group of seven months to three years. We run six creches through our partners for around 175 children in Bengaluru. We have also initiated work in Jevaragi block of Kalaburagi district.
Strengthening nutrition in mid-day meals
We have pledged INR 1,500 crore over three years to help the state government provide eggs to students from pre-primary to Grade X in government-aided schools across all 31 districts in Karnataka. In addition to the two days that the government provides eggs, our programme covers the other four days of the week.
Other areas
Grants
We work with 194 partner organisations in Karnataka. They work in thematic areas such as Children in Need of Care and Protection, Constitutional Values, Disability, Gender Justice, Governance, Health, Land and Forest Dependent, Strengthening Civil Society and Urban Initiatives.
Kannada Initiative
As part of our commitment to Karnataka, we organise free and open events in Kannada that celebrate the local culture, history, and children’s literature. Anuvada Sampada repository is our effort to make educational resources accessible to wider sections of society.
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Numbers as of April 2025. These are revised annually.
