Assam Rifles signs MoU with Axis Bank & NIEDO to uplift underprivileged students
First Published: 26th September, 2022 8:08 IST
Assam Rifles has signed an MoU with Axis Bank, India’s third-largest private sector bank and the National Integrity and Educational Development Organisation (NIEDO) for setting up the Patkai 30 Centre
Assam Rifles has signed an MoU with Axis Bank, India’s third-largest private sector bank and the National Integrity and Educational Development Organisation (NIEDO) for setting up the Patkai 30 Centre of Excellence and Wellness at Jairampur in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
The move was taken to support underprivileged students of Arunachal Pradesh in preparing for various competitive entrance examinations in engineering and other exams conducted by the National Testing Agency.
Conceived by Assam Rifles in collaboration with Axis Bank & NIEDO, this is the third of its kind initiative by Assam Rifles in the North East, the other two being in Nagaland and Manipur.
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The Centre, set up under the Bank’s Axis Dil Se initiative will initially support up to 30 meritorious students from Arunachal Pradesh to prepare for competitive entrance exams by providing a free residential coaching program that also focuses on strengthening their mental well-being.
The MoU signing ceremony took place in Jairampur at the Garrison Headquarters of 19 Assam Rifles in the presence of Chief Guest, Major General Vikas Lakhera, Sena Medal, Inspector General Assam Rifles (North), Brigadier Swaran Singh, VSM, Commander 25 Sector Assam Rifles, Jabir Hussain Rahim, Vice President, Corporate Head, Axis Bank, Dr Rohit Shrivastava, Managing Trustee, and CEO, NIEDO, and other senior representatives from the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam Rifles, Axis Bank and NIEDO.
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