Seven more Students from the Tata Steel rehabilitated families at Kalinganagar have received the Tata Steel Parivar Scholarship this year. The scholarship programme was introduced since last year for the rehabilitated families of Kalinga Nagar termed as Tata Steel Parivar. The programme aims at encouraging the members of Tata Steel Parivar who are keen to pursue higher education to receive professional and technical qualifications. Mr B K Singh, Vice President, Orissa Project, Tata Steel gave away the scholarship to the students at a functions held at Kalinganagar today.

As part of its corporate social commitments towards rehabilitated families in Kalinga Nagar, Tata Steel announced this scholarship program for the members of the Tata Steel Parivar. In the current year, out of seven students selected, Tata Steel is sponsoring one member of Tata Steel Parivar to pursue B-Tech, while the other six members have opted for diploma in engineering in different disciplines. Last year, under this scholarship programme the company had sponsored a medical student and five diploma engineering students.

Similar to last year this year also Tata Steel has sought application from the children of displaced families who have received admission into recognised colleges and institutes to undertake recognised graduate or post graduate professional degree or diploma courses in engineering, medicine, nursing, teaching, management, IT and others. The scholarship will cover the cost of fees and hostel either for diploma, graduate or post-graduate degrees and will pay directly to the institution where the student has been given admission.

Besides, higher education, Tata Steel in Kalinga Nagar is also providing training to the least educated members of Tata Steel Parivar to create a strong workforce.

While speaking on the occasion, Mr B K Singh said, the scholarship program and all other training programmes being conducted by the company for the members of the rehabilitated families is a part of Tata Steel's plan to improve employability.

Tata Steel for the displaced families of Kalinganagar is going beyond the stipulations of R&R policy of the government of Orissa to ensure long term assurance of better quality of life for them and this has led to the formation of concept of Tata Steel Parivar. Tata Steel is implementing this Parivar concept for the displaced families for the first time in Kalinganagar, which apart from ensuring improvement in quality of life, income and happiness is also giving importance to the cultural and emotional requirements. Each member of the displaced family is a member of Tata Steel Parivar.

About Tata Steel Limited - Established in 1907 as Asia's first integrated private sector steel company, Tata Steel Group (including Corus) is the world's sixth largest steel producer with a crude steel capacity of over 28 million tonnes. It is now the world's second most geographically diversified steel producer, with operations in 24 countries and commercial presence in over 50 countries. The Tata Steel Group with a turnover of USD 33 billion in 2007-2008 has over 82,700 employees across four continents.