August
10, 2026 : In a major initiative aimed at transforming
rural education across the region, His Excellency Shri R. N. Ravi, Hon'ble
Governor of West Bengal, visited Adhigam Bhoomi, the flagship residential
Centre of Excellence established by non-profit organization Help Us Help Them
(HUHT). The visit highlighted an innovative, field-tested model that
operationalizes the vision of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020,
bridging mainstream academic curricula with practical rural skills to advance
the mission of Viksit Bharat 2047.
The Hon'ble Governor interacted directly with
1,000 tribal and rural girl students receiving 100% free residential education
as well as parents visiting from several districts across West Bengal. The
Governor toured live student-led learning spaces demonstrating 18 integrated
skill domains, centered on the Roti (Agriculture), Kapda (Textiles), and Makaan
(Rural Architecture) framework alongside renewable energy, technology, and
entrepreneurship, showing how experiential education is embedded directly into
core subjects like Mathematics, Science, and Languages.
Beyond
serving as a standalone residential campus, Adhigam Bhoomi functions as an
educational laboratory designed for systemic expansion. Help Us Help Them’s
contextual learning approach, titled "Apni Mitti Se Judi Shiksha,"
has already achieved proof of scale through its 100 Schools Project (Adhigam
Gram Shiksha Abhiyan), impacting over 10,000 students across low-cost private
schools in West Bengal.
To
support wider adoption, Help Us Help Them (HUHT) has developed a comprehensive,
ready-to-deploy implementation package, including teacher manuals, student
resources, assessment tools, and monitoring systems, designed to integrate
smoothly into existing State Board syllabi without displacing standard
academics.
Highlighting
the vision behind the initiative, Ms. Mukti Gupta, Managing Director at
Mukti Group & Founder of Help Us Help Them (HUHT), stated: "Our
core philosophy of 'Apni Mitti Se Judi Shiksha' aims to provide an education
deeply rooted in local culture and traditional skills while preparing children
for modern livelihoods. By integrating practical, hands-on learning with
academic excellence, we are building a scalable ecosystem that fosters rural
innovation and self-reliance. These children will grow into rural entrepreneurs
who will return to their villages and communities to establish enterprises,
strengthen the rural economy, create local employment, and ultimately
contribute towards the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047. We firmly believe that
skill-centric academics can transform rural India by empowering children to
become creators of opportunities rather than seekers of jobs."
As
the National Education Policy 2020 places strong emphasis on skill-integrated
learning over the coming decade, Help Us Help Them (HUHT) now aims to
collaborate with both the Central and State Governments to support its
effective implementation. With more than 12 lakh government schools across
rural India, including nearly 4 lakh schools serving Grades 6 to 10, the
organization envisions working through central-level advocacy, state-level
partnerships, and collaborations with local non-profit organizations to scale
this model. Help Us Help Them (HUHT) has already developed a comprehensive
roadmap and implementation framework, which it intends to present to the
Government to facilitate the integration of contextual, skill-based education
into government schools across the country with institutional support.
With
a long-term goal of empowering rural government schools across India by 2031,
HUHT's engagement with state leadership serves as a strategic step toward
strengthening civil society-government partnerships and supporting the
nationwide implementation of NEP 2020. By aligning grassroots learning with
national education priorities, the initiative seeks to nurture self-sustaining
learners, rural entrepreneurs, and future community leaders capable of driving
sustainable development in rural India.