Balijan Borjan Educational and Cultural Center extends financial assistance to meritorious students

DIGBOI: The Digboi-based Balijan Borjan Educational and Cultural Center (BBEC) on Sunday extended financial assistance to 23 meritorious students of Balijan-Borjan areas in its annual award distribution programme.

The annual award distribution ceremony which was held at Balijan Gauri Shankar Shiv Mandir was attended by Dr Narayan Upadhyaya, the renowned Neurologist of Assam as the Chief Speaker of the function while Dr Rashmita Upadhyaya was the guest of honour.

“As many as 23 meritorious students of Balijan Borjan area who passed HSLC, HS and ICSE and BA final examinations securing first division or first class were offered assistance,” informed Gopal Chandra Das, the forerunner who had pioneered the innovative concept of establishing the centre in the year 1992.

According to Ganesh Chetry, one of the key members of the centre said that an amount of seventy thousand (70,000) was disbursed during the event in order to boost the morale of the agrarian meritorious students of the villages.

Meanwhile, Dr Rishikesh Upadhyaya, a brilliant student who successfully completed MBBS course was honoured along with Akshyata Upadhyaya who could secure a honourable position in the recently declared medical entrance examinations results. Besides, four students of the locality were also assisted with the entry fees for Assam Sahita Sabha Life Membership.

Basudev Upadhyaya, Pradip Saikia, Sriman Hazarika, Khewali Gogoi and Dr Rishikesh Upadhyaya speaking almost in the same vein lauded the role and contributions of the organisation in prompting the educational cause of the students of the locality over a period of time.

“The purpose of the organisation doesn’t end up merely holding the event once in a year offering financial aids, we go beyond boundaries to motivate, offer career counselling and encourage the students to pursue their career in a more planned and determined way by means of physical visits to the needy aspirants of any competitive examinations,” said Das.

The family members availing the financial and morale boost also expressed gratitude towards the centre for lending genuine and meaningful aid to their wards.

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