T V Narendran, Managing Director, Tata Steel, India & SEA will interact with meritorious tribal students at Tribal Culture Centre, Sonari on Saturday.
The company supports needy and deserving students from the SC/ST communities who are pursuing higher education under its Affirmative Action policy. ‘Tata Steel Scholars’ is one such programme of Tata Steel’s Tribal Cultural Society (TCS). Aimed at supporting bright SC/ST students pursue professional courses at reputed institutes, this programme is meant to enable them to lead a life of respect and equality.
So far, 44 students have been enrolled under this programme to pursue studies in reputed institutes like BIT Mesra, BIT Sindri, NIT Jamshedpur, NIT Durgapur, NIT Warangal, NIT Calicut, ISM Dhanbad, TISS Guwahati, Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneshwar etc. Reaffirming its commitment for the betterment of the SC and ST communities, Tata Steel has also come to the aid of financially needy engineering aspirants. A total of 31 students are being supported by Tata Steel’s Tribal Cultural Society to undergo engineering coaching classes at one of the leading coaching institute ‘Prerna Classes’ in Jamshedpur.
TCS is also supporting girls, especially from Naxal-affected areas, to pursue skill based training for employment in health sector. Currently, 266 girls are supported for various courses like General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM), Auxiliary Nursing and Midwifery (ANM), B.Sc Nursing, Operation Theatre Assistant (OTA) and Opthalmic Nursing Assistant (ONA) in 12 different nursing institutes in Hyderabad, Ranchi, Chanho, lohardaga, Mangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Rourkela and Jamshedpur.