We are pleased to inform that Shishu Sarothi organized an award ceremony and induction program as part of "Indus Towers Scholarship Program" 2020-21 which is one of the key CSR initiatives of Indus Towers Limited (formerly Bharti Infratel Ltd). Of the total 120 students selected from across the North-East, 43 students with disability from Assam were felicitated during an event on 5th Jan 2021 at the NEDFI Convention Centre, Guwahati. An induction session was also conducted for the scholars to orient them about the methodology of claiming and mode of scholarship disbursement. Mr. B. Kalyan Chakravorty, IAS, Mission Director-SSA was the chief guest of the event.
The program was attended by Mr. Deba Prasad Misra, ACS, Directorate of Employment & Craftsmen Training, Govt. of Assam. Mr. Sumit K Marwah, Circle Head HR, Indus Towers Ltd, North East & Assam shared valuable insights on this initiative with the participants present at the event.
Speaking at the occasion Mr. Saurabh Sharma, Circle Chief executive officer- North East & Assam , Indus Towers said, "Indus Towers believes in playing an active role in transforming the lives of communities. Indus has adopted a multi-fold approach for CSR, inclusive education being one the important elements while promoting education programs for the not so privileged communities."
Indus Towers Scholarship Program implemented by Shishu Sarothi was launched in 2016 with the objective of encouraging and supporting students with disability and has since supported 196 students from across the North East pursuing higher education during the first phase of the program. In the second phase that commenced in April 2020, the program will support 600 students over a period of five years (120 students each year). The selected students will be provided support towards their educational fees till the completion of their course, and a few are also being granted additional assistance towards study materials/ assistive devices/ hostel/ conveyance.
For more details on scholarship, visit: www.ssscholarship.org or Call on:7086268549.
About Indus Towers Limited
Indus Towers Limited is formed by the merger of Bharti Infratel Limited and Indus Towers. This combined strength makes Indus one of the largest telecom tower companies in the world.
Enabling communication for millions of people daily, Indus will continue to provide affordable, high-quality and reliable services for the growing network connectivity needs of India.Indus Towers Limited has over 172,094 towers and 314,106 co-locations (as on 30 September 2020) and a nationwide presence covering all 22 telecom circles. Indus' leading customers are Bharti Airtel (together with Bharti Hexacom), Vodafone Idea Limited and Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, which are the leading wireless telecommunications service providers in India by revenue.
The Company is committed to truly living its credo of Putting India First and Connecting Lives Across the Nation. For more details please visit www.industowers.com