New Delhi, April 27 : NTPC the largest power utility of the country is introducing Mobile Science Lab (MSL) a vehicle fitted with LCD TV carrying working Science Models emphasizing curiosity based learning for children in rural India. It is an initiative to revolutionize rural education and make hands-on learning accessibleamongst underprivileged children.
The three Mobile Service Labs were flagged off by Piyush Goyal Minister of State for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy i/c , Government of India in the presence of P.K. Sinha, Secretary Power, Govt. of India Dr. Arup Roy Choudhury, CMD, NTPC, U.P. Pani , Director (HR) and senior officials of Ministry of Power and NTPC from New Delhi today.
These three Mobile Science Labs shall be deployed at NTPC’s ongoing projects at Darlipalli, Pakri Barwadih and Kahalgaon through Agastya International Foundation. Each Mobile Science Lab will cover a set of about 20 schools around NTPC projects generating about 16000 student exposures per year. More than 1,40,000 student exposure will be generated in three years enhancing level of curiosity and creativity among children. The instructors for mobile science lab will be from neighborhood community.








