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Friday, May 17, 2013

Raj Bhavan grants for 9organisations

GANGTOK, 15 May: Nine social organizations from different parts of the State were handed over cash grants from the Governor’s Discretionary Fund by Governor Balmiki Prasad Singh at Raj Bhavan here today.
The discretionary grants were in recognition of the activities and significant achievements of the nine organisations and to provide encouragement, an official press release informs. The grants are to be kept in fixed deposit for ten years, with the interest component utilized towards meeting recurring expenses in the running of programmes and activities of the recipient organizations.
The organizations which received grants today are: Wangdi Faith Mission Home, Mangan (Rs. 1 lakh), Sikkim Kalyan Ashram, Ranipool (Rs. 1 lakh), Sikkim Viklang Sahayta Samiti (Rs. 1 lakh), Inner Wheel Club of Gangtok (Rs. 0.5 lakh), Press Club of Sikkim (Rs. 1 lakh), Spastic Society of Sikkim (Rs. 1 lakh), Duga Sr. Sec. School (Rs. 1 lakh), Sikkim Archery Association (Rs. 1 lakh) and Scheduled Caste Welfare Association (Rs. 1 lakh).
Meanwhile, a Press Club of Sikkim press release has conveyed its sincere and heartiest thanks to the Governor for the kind contribution. Last year, the Governor has released Rs. 1.5 lakh to PCS to institute the Grameen Patrakarita Puraskar. PCS had earlier submitted a detailed performance and the activities report to the office of the Governor, the release informs.
“I am very happy with the performance of the press and media fraternity in Sikkim, keep up the good work”, the PCS release quotes the Governor as saying.
The grant today was received by the PCS president, Bhim Rawat, who was accompanied to the brief interaction with the Governor by executive members Joseph Lepcha, Arjun Piyush, Babbo Tamang, Nirmal Mangar and Sagar Chettri.

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