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LANJIGARH: Vedanta felicitated young sprinter Pragyan Parimita KumarĀ on 16 April 2016 in a function organized at its CSR office campus.Ā The young athlete has won two gold medals in recently held nationalĀ level Special Olympics from 14 to March 2016 atĀ Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Hailed from a small village Bijepur nearĀ Lanjigarh, she is just 12 years.
Jalaj Malpani, Head Finance,Ā Vedanta limited, Lanjigarh presented a tracksuit, memento and a cashĀ reward of rupees ten thousand to Pragyan in presence of her parents,Ā Lambodar Kumar and Mrs. Prakasini Kumar.
During the annual day celebration of Yuva Pragati Kendra and RuralĀ BPO, Sanjeev Das, Director, FIDR, Sridhar Pesnia, MPĀ Representative, Rajendra Pratap Singh Deo, Zilla parishad member, Binod Gaud, President, youth association, Lanjigarh and JalajĀ Malpani graced the occasion as distinguished guests among others.
Successful students were also rewarded during the program. InĀ partnership with NGO FIDR, Vedanta has set up Yuva Pragati Kendra inĀ the year 2015 at Lanjigarh to impart basic examination preparationĀ coaching to local unemployed youth. Expert teachers guide the studentsĀ in basic calculations, English speaking skills, computer operations,Ā etc. so that they can get a good placement in an enterprise. TillĀ date, 30 youths have been placed in various enterprises across theĀ country.
Addressing the gathering Jalaj Malpani applauded the achievementĀ of Pragyan and wished her the best for her future. He reiterated theĀ effort of Vedanta towards community services in the field ofĀ Education, Health, alternative livelihoods, women empowerment andĀ infrastructure developments through various CSR initiatives.Ā Later in the evening, a cultural program was also organized.Ā Ranjan Sharma, Head CSR, Vedanta limited, Lanjigarh, Vedanta CSR teamĀ and team FIDR coordinated the event.
