Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Vice President, Samsung India (left) with Mr. Gautambhai Navalchand Shah, Mayor of Ahmedabad

Samsung India has introduced the Samsung Smart Healthcare program that provides affordable and quality healthcare to patients from the economically and socially weaker sections of society at Sheth Vadilal Sarabhai General Hospital in Ahmedabad. This hospital comes under the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.

As part of the program, Samsung is providing advanced and innovative healthcare equipment such as ultrasound and digital radiology (x-ray) manufactured by the Company.

Samsung Smart Healthcare has been designed by the Company to provide government hospitals with state-of-the-art medical equipment with the aim to make affordable healthcare accessible to large number of patients from Ahmedabad and its neighbouring localities, especially from the economically weaker sections.

The Samsung Smart Healthcare facility was inaugurated by Mr. Gautambhai Navalchand Shah, Mayor of Ahmedabad and Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Vice President, Samsung India.

Speaking at the inauguration, Mr. Gautambhai Navalchand Shah, Mayor of Ahmedabad said, “The government is working towards creating better medical facilities for the public and keeping in line with that vision, we set up the collaboration with Samsung for the Smart Healthcare program. Through this collaboration, we aim to address some of the challenges associated with public health infrastructure, paving the way in providing superior and comprehensive healthcare to patients at the hospital.”

“Samsung believes in transforming communities and creating a better life for people. We are pleased to partner with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to offer healthcare solutions with the effective use of technology. Through this collaboration, we aspire to provide many more people in Ahmedabad and its adjoining areas easy access to advanced healthcare facilities. Samsung Smart Healthcare combines good infrastructure, latest technology and the best available medical expertise,” said Deepak Bhardwaj, Vice President, Samsung India.

Samsung Smart Healthcare program aims to support the Government’s efforts to benefit communities with limited access to quality healthcare. With innovative products such as ultrasound, digital radiology and accessories that facilitate healthcare intervention and multiple medical examinations, since 2015, Samsung has collaborated with five government hospitals across to country in Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Gurugram and Delhi. Doctors, technicians and radiologist are also trained to handle state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment and software.

Celebrating International Women’s Day, Samsung will reach out to girl students in government schools of Noida and Gurugram in Delhi-NCR and Sriperumbudur near Chennai. Each girl will be given a solar LED lantern that will enable them to spend more time on their studies, even during power outages.

The lanterns, approved by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, are equipped with a solar panel and will come with a three-year product warranty.

“At Samsung, our aim is to harness the Company’s legacy of innovation to positively transform communities and create a better life for people through different initiatives. Education of the girl child is a key priority and through this initiative we want to reach out and light up the education of 10,000 girl students. This initiative is a small step towards helping these young girls grow up to become individual role-models,” said Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Vice President, Samsung India.

Samsung began its journey in India in 1995, and in over two decades, it has grown into one of the country’s biggest consumer product companies, with 2 factories, 3 R&D centres, 1 design centre, 1.5 lakh retail outlets and over 45,000 employees. Samsung is also India’s Most Trusted Brand and is pioneering local manufacturing through its ‘Make for India’ initiative.

Samsung India Citizenship Initiatives

Samsung Smart Class, the Company’s flagship citizen program in India, promotes digital education among underprivileged students, especially in rural India. This initiative aims to bridge the digital gap between rural and urban India and provide equal opportunities for quality education to children from all backgrounds. Since 2013, over 400 Samsung Smart Class have been set up at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya schools across the length and breadth of India benefitting over 2 lakh students. In addition, over 7,400 teachers have been trained on how to use interactive technology to teach.

The Company has also established Samsung Technical Schools in partnership with the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India and ITIs in the states of Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Rajasthan and Delhi, to address the need for talented manpower with practical know-how and relevant industry experience. Students also benefit from exposure to Samsung manufacturing facilities and authorized service centers. Till date, Samsung Technical Schools have provided technical training for job opportunities to over 1,700 youth.

One of the Company’s key citizenship initiatives is the Samsung Smart Healthcare program that has been designed to support the Government’s efforts to provide the best of healthcare to millions of citizens especially from the economically weaker sections. Through this program, Samsung provides government hospitals its innovative healthcare equipment such as ultrasound, digital radiology and accessories, with the aim to make affordable healthcare accessible to the large number of patients at select Government hospitals in Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Gurugram and Delhi.

Are you an engineering aspirant, working hard to crack the entrance test for getting into the IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) or the NITs (National Institute of Technology), but also worried about your finances? There’s some good news for you!

Samsung India, the country’s biggest consumer durables company, has launched ‘Samsung Star Scholar’ program, to provide 150 scholarships to engineering students every year.

These scholarships are for those students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya schools, who clear the engineering test for admission in the IITs or NITs. Samsung has had a partnership with Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti since 2013.

Currently, the Company operates Samsung Smart Classes in over 400 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya across the country.

Students for the ‘Samsung Star Scholar’ program will be selected from the 2016-17 academic session of B. Tech/Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) based on their rankings in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main.

Each student selected under the scholarship program will get financial support of up to Rs 2 lakh per year, so that deserving students can concentrate on their studies, without having to think about their tuition fees and hostel expenses.

Deepak Bhardwaj, Vice President of Samsung India, said the aim of the scholarship is to make it possible for extraordinary students from low-income backgrounds to afford to attend some of the top colleges and universities in our country.

“These students have excelled in academics, and we hope to be able to support their endeavor by further changing their lives,” Mr. Bhardwaj added.

The ‘Samsung Star Scholar’ program is aligned with Samsung’s ongoing effort to nurture deserving young talent by enabling them with quality education.

The application period for the ‘Samsung Star Scholar’ program will remain open until January 20, 2017.

For more information, please download the Press Release.

Samsung’s campaign film depicts the real life story of young Sadanand Ugale

Samsung India on Monday launched its new Citizenship Campaign.

Aptly titled ‘Dreams Become Bigger when People and Technology Come Together’, the campaign builds on Samsung’s commitment to harness its legacy of innovation to transform communities and create a better life for people.

The campaign film depicts the real life story of young Sadanand Ugale, who secured a study trip to Australia from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Sadanand Ugale is one of the over 2 lakh school students to have benefitted from Samsung Smart Class, the company’s flagship citizenship program that currently covers 373 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya schools in India.

“Sadanand’s story is one of many such inspiring success stories at Samsung Smart Class. It truly shows ‘dreams become bigger when people and technology come together’. Samsung Smart Class initiative is closely tied with India’s development agenda, and implemented in close partnership with government departments to ensure wider reach and impact among the less-privileged,” said Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Head of CSR at Samsung India.

Samsung Smart Class has increased student attention in classrooms, reduced rates of student absenteeism and increased student familiarity and comfort with technology such as smart boards, tablets, laptops and printers, according to feedback from teachers and school principals of JNVs.

Samsung Smart Class also helps students learn complicated concepts more easily, besides encouraging shy and hesitant students to participate better in classroom discussions.

Samsung’s association with Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya schools, run by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt of India, is now in its fourth year.

The partnership aims to bridge the digital gap between rural and urban India and provide equal opportunities for quality education to children from all backgrounds.

Over 7,400 teachers have also been trained on how to use interactive technology to teach.

Samsung’s Citizenship Campaign complements Government of India initiatives such as Digital India, Make in India and Skill India. Samsung, which has completed twenty years of manufacturing in India, is committed to Make for India, and remains committed to transforming lives of people.

As part of this commitment, the Samsung Smart Class initiative will be expanded in the near future to more JNV schools.