PNB Collaborates with USTM to provide Free Education to girl child

 9 th Mile, Khanapara, Ri Bhoi, January 4, 2022: In a novel initiative of corporate-institutional

collaboration, the Punjab National Bank Guwahati zonal office has joined hands with the University of

Science And Technology Meghalaya (USTM) to work for the educational development of the rural

children of the neighbouring villages of the university. Mr Shio Shankar Singh, General Manager cum

Zonal Manager of Punjab National Bank, Guwahati has announced yesterday that the bank will provide

educational support to all the girl child of the USTM adopted Jorbil village located in Kling area near the

university. Mr Singh made this announcement while he was attending a felicitation program for 20

faculty members of USTM for their recent Research Publications in UGC Care Listed Journals. The

function was organized by Research Division of USTM at the Nirmal Kumar Choudhury auditorium.

Addressing in the programme, Mr Shio Shankar Singh of PNB, who is also the Chairman of Assam Gramin

Vikash Bank said, “Bank and a university can really work together in a unique way for the transformation

of the society. We can take up education for every girl child of the village.” He expressed gratefulness to

Mahbubul Hoque, the Chancellor of USTM for his constant support and encouragement to the

underprivileged rural students of the region for their educational benefit.

In the same function, USTM extended a gesture to encourage research and innovation as Chancellor

Hoque felicitated 20 faculty members with certificates and cash rewards whose research papers have

been published in various UGC Care listed national and international journals during the months of

November and December 2021. The Chancellor also announced that from now onwards, on the first

Saturday of every month, the university will carry on this initiative for overall development of Research

and Innovation in the university. Shri Hoque emphasized that every department of the university will be

contributing to different aspects for the development of the ideal village adopted by USTM. The

programme ended with vote of thanks delivered by Prof. G. D. Sharma, Vice-Chancellor of USTM.