New Delhi, June 24: Ashok Leyland Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Ashok Leyland, has announced plans to significantly expand its education initiatives across India, with a target of reaching nearly one million students by 2029. As part of this expansion, the foundation also plans to raise its annual CSR spending to ₹60 crore from the current ₹40 crore.
The organisation intends to scale up its flagship education programmes — Road to School (RTS) and Road to Livelihood (RTL) — to more states, including Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, as part of its broader effort to improve access to quality education for children in underserved communities.
Currently, the two programmes are active in 25 districts across nine states and support around 6.3 lakh students studying in 4,585 government schools located in nearly 4,500 villages. The initiatives are being implemented in partnership with state governments and under the broader framework of school education programmes.
The Road to School initiative, launched in 2015, focuses on improving foundational literacy and numeracy among students from Classes 1 to 8. Meanwhile, the Road to Livelihood programme, introduced in 2022, targets students from Classes 9 to 12 and is designed to equip them with practical skills, career guidance, and employability-focused learning.
The foundation highlighted the impact of its interventions in remote and underserved regions, including tribal areas where access to education and infrastructure remains limited. In one such region, the programme has been supporting thousands of students through learning workbooks, summer resource camps, and digital learning tools.
According to the foundation, the expanded investment in education reflects a long-term commitment to improving learning outcomes, strengthening school readiness, and creating pathways to higher education and employment for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
With its increased CSR budget and wider geographic footprint, Ashok Leyland Foundation is aiming to deepen its role in India’s education ecosystem and contribute to inclusive development through large-scale school and livelihood interventions.
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