GUWAHATI, July 3 – Meingal, a Guwahati based NGO has announced three welfare schemes for the Bishnupriya Manipuri students and women for the current year, a press release stated.
The schemes are Meingal Scholarship, Monthly Educational Allowance and Meingal Exemplary Talent Award.
Under the Meingal Scholarship, one time scholarship of Rs 5000/- will be awarded to the students who have passed HSLC Exam with 60 per cent and above. The scholarship will be awarded to six students from the district of Kamrup, Cachar, Karimganj and Hailkandi, one from Meghalaya and one from Arunachal Pradesh.
The NGO had decided to extend financial support to bear the monthly expenditure incurred in education with an allowance of Rs 750/- per month for a year to 10 students. Under this scheme, students who are reading in Class IX, X, XI and XII in any stream