Sterlite Copper extends financial assistance to M.Tech Student

March 5, 2011 - PRLog -- Sterlite Copper has extended financial assistance to M.Raymond Julie, an M.Tech student at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.

Mr.C.Prabakaran, Associate Vice President – Finance, Sterlite Copper presented a cheque for Rs 20,000 to Raymond Julie in the presence of Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility in a function held at Sterlite premises here on Wednesday.  

The cheque was presented towards her tuition fees for second year studies. Sterlite decided to provide scholarship considering her academic ability and economic status. The company would bear the tuition fee for the remaining years of her studies too.

Mrs.Jesutherese, a widow and mother of Ms.Raymond Julie, runs a roadside idly shop at Tharuvaikulam and has been finding it difficult to run her family of four children with her meagre income.

M.Raymond Julie, a resident of the town who passed the Plus two examinations with flying colours fighting penury was enrolled for M.Tech (Information and Communication Technology) at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli in 2009. She received financial assistance from the corporate for her first year studies also.

As part of CSR initiatives, Sterlite sponsors students to pursue higher education every year. More than three lakh is being spent by Sterlite for presenting scholarships.

Sterlite’s other initiatives to promote education include presenting scholastic excellence awards to district toppers, providing free notebooks and uniforms to 1794 students of evening study centres to encourage students from villages to pursue education, improving infrastructure in schools of Tuticorin.

Cut Line : Mr.C.Prabakaran, Associate Vice President, Finance, Sterlite Copper presents a cheque for Rs 20,000 to an M.Tech student.

For further information, please contact:

Sundar Raj
Head - Public Relations
Sterlite Industries (India) Limited
sundar.raj@vedanta.co.in
Tel:  +91 461 661 2926

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