Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Financial aid distributed at Tinsukia

TINSUKIA, Aug 25: A meeting for distribution of financial grant by Tea Tribe and ex Tea Tribe Welfare Cell took place at the DRDA meeting hall in Tinsukia recently.

The distribution function was organized by the Tinsukia Sub-Division Welfare Department and was attended by Digboi MLA Rameswar Dhanowar, Tinsukia MLA Rajendra Prasad Singh , Doom Dooma MLA Durga Bhumij and Tinsukia District Tea Cell president Arun Sahu. The objective of the meeting was explained by Sub-divisional welfare officer-in-charge Swapna Dutta Deka. The MLA of Tinsukia and Doom Dooma, RP Singh and Durga Bhumij stressed on the need of proper utilization of the financial assistance.

While distributing the cheques, President of Tea tribe and ex tea tribe cell and MLA of Digboi Rameswar Dhanowar informed that for the students of the Tea Tribe-inhabited areas, more such scholarship will be provided in different phases.

Scholarship cheques amounting to Rs 7,78,900 were distributed among students of the tea tribe areas of Tinsukia sub-division and Rs 77, 560 among the tea tribe areas of Margherita sub-division. Similarly, for self employment in the tea tribe areas, cheques amounting to Rs 8,00,000 each for Tinsukia and Margherita sub-division were distributed.

Non-government schools of the tea tribe areas of Tinsukia and Margherita sub-division were granted an amount of five lakh each. Cheques of Rs 2 lakh each were distributed among the beneficiaries of self-help groups of Tinsukia and Margherita sub-division.

Apart from the beneficiaries, heads of educational institutes were also present at the distribution function. THE SENTINEL

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