Under the aegis of Tata Steel, the Corporate Sustainability Services today awarded the Moodie Endowment Jyoti and Fellowship certificates to 414 deserving students at Michael John Auditorium. At the event which took place at Michael John Auditorium, about 304 students received the Jyoti Scholarship while 110 were awarded the Moodie Endowment certificate.

Both these scholarships are meant to facilitate higher level education of deserving students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharswan districts of Jharkhand. The Moodie Endowment programme takes students from Midnapur, Bankura and Purulia districts of West Bengal in its fold as well.

Addressing the vast gathering of students, the chief guest Mr Sitaram Bari, Deputy Development Commissioner, East Singhbhum said, “I applaud the effort undertaken by Tata Steel towards the social and economic development of the tribal people, especially with respect to education. Students here should make it a point to make the best use of the scholarship awarded and emerge as successful citizens of the country.” Mr Prabal Chowdhury, Assistant Commissioner, Income Tax and guest of honour on this occasion also lauded this initiative of Tata Steel.

Jyoti Fellowship is a financial assistance programme for meritorious scheduled caste/ scheduled tribe students that was initiated in 1990. The fellowship is open to all SC/ST students who are permanent residents of Singhbhum (East and West) and Seraikela-Kharsawan districts of Jharkhand. This year, the total amount that is being awarded to the students is Rs 1338000/- (Thirteen lakh thirty eight thousand only. In the last five years, Tata Steel has awarded a total of 1,12,50,000/- (one crore twelve lakhs and fifty thousand only) to students towards education.

In addition to this, Tata Steel also supports the education of meritorious tribal students through Moodie Endowment programme, a funding by Mr Finlay Moodie and Mrs Sheila Ann Moodie, Great Britain. This scholarship supports students qualifying for Engineering and Medical examinations. The total amount awarded this year as part of this scholarship is Rs 1097500/- (Ten lakhs ninety seven thousand five hundred.

About Tata Steel & Corporate Sustainability Services
Established in 1907 by its Founder J N Tata, Tata Steel is the flagship of Tata Group, the world’s sixth largest steel company and most respected business house in India. The company has also set benchmarks in the fields of corporate social responsibility and corporate governance. Through its social development arm, the company reaches out to more than 600 villages in areas of income generation, sustainable livelihood, health and hygiene, sports and other vocational activities. It firmly believes in improving the quality of life of its employees and the communities it serves.