jaipur the bhamashah program education is turning out to be major filler for the cash crunch in education department the department has drawn donations both from the organisations and individuals above rs 8151 crore in 201718 the donations were used for repair and building of infrastructure officials said that organisations include psus corporates and village and block level bodiesprevious year the amount collected was rs 61 crore by the donors in the past four years the amount has swelled manifold from rs 23 crores in 2014 to rs 81 crores in 201718 earlier only individuals were contributing but since the concept of corporate social responsibility has been introduced it has encouraged the psus and corporates to contribute in government sectorsthe nuclear power corporation of india npci has been the major contributor in the scheme in rajasthan it has donated rs 763 crore in the last financial year the airport authority of india has contributed around rs 278 crore for the infrastructure state bank of bikaner and jaipur under its csr initiative donated rs 1 crore which was used for building 30 firstofitskind smart classrooms in the government schools in ajmer these smart classes are no less than those at elite schools they have air conditioners power backup led lights print out machines etcthe individuals are also not behind in donating money for the causes this year 20 individuals have contributed between rs 1 crore and rs 20 crore the bhamashah model is being adopted by several states we are leaving no stone unturned to reach out to potential donors for their help in strengthening education the success cannot be achieved until you reach out to the donor with an assuring outcome of their contribution said vasudev devnani state education ministerthe department is targeting that in the year 2022 when the country will be celebrating 75th independence day they will raise the donation to rs 200 crore in that year the amount is bringing a positive change in the schools it is being used for developing infrastructure along with strengthening facilities like smart classes furniture and transport facilities in model schools