BENGALURU: UTV founder Ronnie Screwvala’s non-profit Swades Foundation has roped in Tata Trust , with both parties looking to pump in Rs 130 crore to solve problems of water and sanitation , besides skill development in rural Maharashtra.The move is significant as Tata Trust is the first outside partner for Screwvala, who has said that he plans to investRs 700 crore in philanthropic efforts in the area. While half of this money is expected to come from Screwvala’s family office, the remaining is going to be mobilisedfrom others.Though Swades foundation has been active in rural Maharashtra, its efforts picked up over the last three years after Screwvala sold his stake in the entertainment business UTV Software Communications to Walt Disney for an estimated Rs 2,000 crore. The foundation has set a target of helping 1 million people over the next 6-7 years across 360 gram panchayats in the region.“First two years we used the family money because people were sceptical about the scale at which we were working on and we needed to prove our 360-degree model,” said Screwvala, referring to five focus areas of community mobilisation, water & sanitation, agriculture & livelihood, education and health &nutrition. Out of the Rs 130 crore, Rs 65 crore has come from Tata Trust.One of the efforts is to put two taps of water and a toilet in all homes, which will cost Rs 140 crore. Of this, Rs 45 crore is expected to come from Tata, while the rest will be mobilised from other players and Screwvala putting in half. Water is expected to be collected through spring wells and rain water harvesting.Around 25,000 toilets are expected to be set up over next four years, and Swades will complete building 8,000 this year.The remaining is expected to be put in livelihood, agriculture and entrepreneurship where the foundation expects to create 15,000 entrepreneurs in poultry, besides making sanitary napkins and incense sticks.The efforts are in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts like Swacch Bharat and Skill Development Mission, but are being implemented by Screwvala’s foundation.“Part of our overall initiative is to start a reverse migration wave, so people come back to their villages, where they have infrastructure of toilets, fields being irrigated and kids being taught in school. We expect 50% to come back,” added Screwvala.