‘NINGOL’-GIRLS’
EDUCATION PROGRAM RELEASE AND AWARD FUNCTION
HELD ON SEPTEMBER 01, 2013 AT MALIGAON
A welfare scheme entitled
“NINGOL”- Girls’ Education Program was launched by Meingal, a Guwahati based
socio-welfare society on 1st September, 2013 at East Gotanagar, at
Sanatan Vidyamandir School near Phani Sharma Goal Park, Maligaon. The scheme
was introduced with the aim to extend monthly financial aid at different rates
from Class-I to X to girl students specifically who belong from financially
weak background and from the Bishnupriya Manipuri community. Reshmita Sinha,
aged 6 years reading in Class-II, the only daughter of a widow mother is the
first girl student enrolled under this education program and she will avail the
benefits of the scheme till she completes her class-Xth . The scheme
was launched by Shri Jagatjyoti Sinha, spiritually devoted, social worker and
senior citizen of the area. He expressed his hopefulness that this scheme will
definitely help many deprived girl students who are unable to pursue their
school education in the cities and towns due to high school fees and other cost
of school items. He also urged people to come forward to make this noble cause
success and increase the participation of more people in strengthening the
functioning of the organisation.
In the function, Rishita Sinha
another girl child aged 8 years, was felicitated with the ‘Meingal Excellence
Award-2013’ which includes a cash award of Rs.1000/-, a certificate of
excellence and a momento for her excellent performance in Chess tournaments at
different international, national and state levels at her tender age. She is the daughter of Ranadeep Sinha and
Monimala Sinha of Chandmari area who belong from the Bishnupriya Manipuri
community and a student of class-III of St. Mary’s H.S. School, Guwahati.
Shri Bisheswar Sarma, a social worker and adviser of Meingal awarded the little
talented chess player with the award. The award is introduced on the day with
an aim to felicitate and give recognition to students, youths and women for
their multi-disciplinary talents in various fields. Biswaprasad Sinha, advocate
of Gauhati High Court present on the occasion also welcomed the noble
initiatives taken by the NGO and extended best wishes for success of the
scheme. Among other speakers were social workers Sunil Kr. Sinha, Narendra Sinha
and Smt. Lakhirani Sinha.
On this day, the Meingal team
and other distinguished guests also distributed art stationery items to some of
the young students of the Sanatan Vidyamandir School. Sanjib Sinha, Secretary
General and Mihir Sinha, Vice-Chairman of the NGO addressed the gathering with
their warm welcome speech and concluding speech as well as vote of thanks
respectively.
Press Report (The Assam Tribune, 9 Sept., 2013)
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