Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Minister of ST, SC and Backward Class Welfare Champai Soren felicitated the students selected for the ‘Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Overseas Scholarship Scheme’ and their parents at a programme organised here on Thursday. The legacy of Jaipal Singh Munda, who started his Oxford journey a century ago, will now be taken forward by the first batch of selected scholars and subsequent beneficiaries. During the event, the CM and Minister Champai Soren launched the booklet of ‘Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Overseas Scheme-Giving wings to the future of Jharkhand’. Also, the CM felicitated the Son of Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda, Jayant Jaipal Singh Munda, who was also present during the occasion.
The Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Overseas Scholarship Scheme has been rolled out by the State Government for the students of Jharkhand from the Schedule Tribe category to pursue higher studies in universities across the United Kingdom. This month, the first batch of the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Overseas Scholarship Scheme is all set to fly to the United Kingdom for higher studies.