Siddhartha Kumar
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:36:24 -0800
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Journalism students of SC/ST get sponsorship Express News ServiceFirst Published : 10 Mar 2010 03:47:00 AM IST Last Updated : 10 Mar 2010 06:10:50 AM IST CHENNAI: Opening the doors for students from downtrodden communities in professional journalism courses, the Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing Development Corporation (TAHDCO), a Public Sector Undertaking by the Government of Tamil Nadu, has planned to sponsor 10 SC/ST students pursuing media courses in Asian College of Journalism from the forthcoming academic year. “A decision to this effect was taken at a review meeting of TAHDCO district managers in the city on Tuesday,” Minister for Adi Dravida Welfare A Tamilarasi told Express. “As the presence of students hailing from the Scheduled Caste is low in the field of journalism, we felt the need for opening new avenues for them in this area of studies,” she said and added that an amount close to Rs 3 lakh would be spent on each student. When asked about the selection criteria, she said ACJ would be involved in the process and the role of TAHDCO is confined only to sponsoring those students. Tamilarasi claimed that a student, who had got training in marine course with aid from the government, is earning a decent income. ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/