Namrata Behera Tops University in Computer Science with JSP Foundation’s ‘Yashasvi Scholarship’

Bureau,Odishabarta, Keonjhar/Joda, 31-05-2024 : With the generous support of JSP Foundation, the social arm of Jindal Steel & Power, Ms. Namrata Behera, a meritorious student of Vishwa Vinayak Degree College, has become the topper at Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University in BSc. Computer Science. This outstanding accomplishment has brought immense pride and recognition to the region.

Ms. Behera, daughter of Sri Bijayananda Behera and Smt. Geetanjali Behera from the village of Dalanga in the Khireitangiri Gram Panchayat of Keonjhar District, has been pursuing her studies with the invaluable support of JSP Foundation through its scholarship program ‘Yashasvi’. She scored 87% in the exam by achieving 1,219 marks out of the total 1,400 marks.

The ‘Yashasvi’ scholarship program is designed to support and empower meritorious girl children, enabling them to continue their higher education after matriculation. Ms. Behera expressed her heartfelt gratitude to JSP Foundation and Jindal Steel & Power, acknowledging that her success would not have been possible without the foundation’s support, her own hard work, and the encouragement from her teachers.

The principal of Vishwa Vinayak Degree College, Shri Rabinarayan Mahanta, along with other distinguished personalities from the district, commended Ms. Behera’s outstanding achievement. They also praised JSP Foundation for its significant efforts in empowering girl children across the country through various programs aimed at higher education, vocational training, medical aid, and more.

About Yashasvi:

The Yashasvi program is a special initiative by JSP Foundation to support higher education and vocational education for self-reliance and empowerment of girl children and women from underprivileged sections. Since its inception in 2022, the program has enabled over 11,000 girls and young women from poor and marginalized communities to pursue their higher education and skill-building at institutes of eminence across the country. The initiative continues to uphold its commitment to transforming lives and fostering a brighter future for young women in India.