Jhimlee Datta of Silchar Receives Special Merit Scholarship

Jhimlee Datta of Silchar Receives Special Merit Scholarship

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Silchar: Jhimlee Datta, a resident of this town, has earned laurels by receiving the prestigious special merit scholarship from the Department of Higher (Technical) Education, government of Assam, at a flagship programme titled ‘Special Merit Scholarship for 100 Girl Students’ which was held at Srimanta Sankardeva International Auditorium situated at Kalaskhetra in Guwahati on Thursday. She received an amount of Rs.30,000 along with a citation which was handed over to her by state education minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya and Minister of state for education, labour and employment and tea tribes welfare Pallab Lochan Das on behalf of the Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal.

It is pertinent to mention here that this is the first time that girl students studying in technical institutions are being awarded by the government so as to inspire and encourage and motivate them for pursuing higher studies in the technical fields. Jhimlee Datta is the daughter of Jagannath Datta and Radha Datta. Her family is in this town while she studies at Assam Engineering College (AEC) in Guwahati. Jagannath Datta was an ex army personnel and Radha Datta a homemaker. She is one among the 28 students of AEC to receive the scholarship. Her family members, relatives and well wishers are grateful and elated.

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