Infosys aims to encourage innovation in social sector with Aarohan social awards

Infosys Foundation Monday announced the launch of the Aarohan social innovation awards here to nurture a culture of innovation in the social sector. 

The awards would be given in six categories including healthcare, rural development and destitute care, the foundation, which is a philanthropic and the corporate social responsibility arm of Infosys, said in a press release. 

"Through the awards, we aim at nurturing a culture of innovation in the social sector to achieve a positive change. For this, we are setting aside Rs 1.5 crore this year from which we will reward social innovators whose solutions have the potential to make a difference," the release quoted chairperson of the foundation Sudha Murty as saying. 

The application for the first edition of the awards would be available from October 15 till this year-end, the release said. 

Participants can submit entries describing their work in the form of videos that can be uploaded on the Aarohan social innovation awards website, it said.

(With inputs from agencies.)