SAIL supports about 77 schools, providing modern education to more than 40,000 children in the steel townships, 19 Special Schools (Kalyan & Mukul Vidyalayas) benefitting over 3741 BPL category students at integrated steel plant locations with facilities of free education, mid-day meals, uniform including shoes, text books, stationary items, school bag, water bottles and transportation under CSR to develop the society through education. SAIL in association with the Akshya Patra Foundation, is providing Midday meals to 64,000 students in over 600 Govt. schools in Bhilai and Rourkela. 816 youths have been sponsored for ITI training at Bolani, Bargaon, Baliapur, Bokaro Pvt. ITI and Rourkela, etc.