Colaco Distributes Scholarships to Children of Police Personnel
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (CN)
Mangalore, Jun 16: Noted philanthropist and entrepreneur Ronald Colaco distributed Rs 12 lac worth of scholarships, school bags, and books to more than 500 children of policemen at a programme organized at the police commissioner's office on Thursday June 16.
Speaking on the occasion, Colaco said he had decided to distribute the scholarships to encourage education. “The police are dedicated to maintaining the law and order and combat the toughest situations to help the citizens of a state and their contribution cannot be valued,” he said. He added that reaching their goals through education should be the aim of the children.
Colaco also pointed out that organizations should come forward to help the students in their education. “Many poor students are deprived of education for lack of encouragement, and even a small contribution may support a poor child in continuing his or her studies,” he said adding that education is the best tool to improve a person.
Inspector general of police (Western Range) Alok Mohan said that the donation by Colaco should be treated as an encouragement to education and the students should become top achievers.
Commissioner of police Seemant Kumar Singh, in his inaugural speech, said that support to education is always the best contribution, as a student remembers it throughout his life.
Colaco distributed scholarships of Rs 50,000 each to 11 PUC students of police department staff. Students who scored above 90 percent in SSLC received Rs 25,000 and others received Rs 20,000.
Twenty-six SSLC students received the scholarships. School bags containing eight note books and one geometry box were distributed to 500 students.
Superintendent of police Labhu Ram, deputy commissioner of police (crime) Mutturaya, DCP Para Shetty, Austin Peris, Denis D'Silva, Roshan Castelino, Santhosh D'Costa and others were present. Panambur police station HC Linent D’Souza compered the programme.