Tata Steel distributed scholarships worth Rs8.23 lakh among as many as 186 children in a programme organised here recently. The grant was given as a part of Jyoti Scholarship Scheme of the company. It may be recalled that more than 600 children from same category have already been provided the scholarships in 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 respectively.
Apart from the scholarships, the students were also given certificates and besides this, five top students of class 7 were awarded with tablet and watch. Bastar District Joint Collector Tanuja Salaam gave away the scholarship to the students and conveyed them the wishes for better career. Biren Ramesh Buta, the Head (CSR) of Tata Steel, said that tablets have been given to enable the students gain knowledge about the IT sector along with the career opportunities. Anand Sinha, Chief of Tata Steel’s Chhattisgarh Project asked the students to use the scholarship in academics apart from their other needs.