As many as four students received the Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT)-instituted Smt Ila Panda Memorial Art Scholarship for the year 2015 at a function organised in the IMFA premises on Tuesday. IMPaCT trustee Paramita Mohapatra handed over Rs25,000 to each of the receipients.
The students who received the scholarships are Niranjan Sahoo, Soumya Ranjan Pattnaik, Sarangadhara Pradhan and Ashutos Patra.
The IMPaCT is the charitable wing of the IMFA Group had instituted the scholarship in 2014. The IMFA is a leading and the only fully integrated producer of ferro alloys in the country. This scholarship aims to enhance the financial capabilities of young artists of Odisha. The Ekalabya Award and the Sarala Puraskar have also been instituted by IMPaCT to recognise young sport persons and literary personalities of the State.