ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India renews partnership with Protean to take forward ‘Beti Padhao’ scholarship initiative. Loktej Business, Regional News

ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India), a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, strengthened its commitment to accelerate gender equality in education by renewing its collaboration with Proteus eGov Technologies, a leader in India’s digital public infrastructure. Is. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Thursday (March 7) at Protean’s headquarters in Mumbai to take forward the ‘Beti Padhao’ (educate daughters) scholarship initiative across India.

The ‘Beti Padhao’ scholarship initiative launched by AM/NS India in March-2022 has so far positively impacted around 650 underprivileged young women from the states of Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

The MoU signing ceremony was attended by several leaders including Mr. KG Kubota, Deputy Director, Human Resources and Administration, AM/NS India, Dr. Vikas Yadvendu, Head of CSR and Mr. Jayesh Sule, WTD and COO, Protein eGov, among others. Were.

AM/NS India strives to provide financial assistance to underprivileged women through this initiative, which is in line with this year’s International Women’s Day theme of ‘Inspire Inclusion’. Through this initiative, students across the country are eligible and subject to the eligibility criteria, to apply for scholarships to pursue diverse academic goals including technical, medical and professional programmes, undergraduate education, as well as national and state sports courses. is encouraged.

Keiji Kubota, Deputy Director – Human Resources and Administration Department, AM/NS India said, “Our ‘Beti Padhao’ scholarship makes a meaningful difference to underprivileged girl students by helping them achieve their personal and professional aspirations, thereby promoting all-round development. Expanding access to quality education for high-achieving young women will greatly contribute to the objective of eliminating gender bias in our country’s education sector. This initiative is in line with our commitment to build ‘Smarter Steels, Brighter Futures’ Strengthens.”

The Proteus Vidyasarathi assigned to oversee the scholarship process will manage the verification of applications, scholarship award and fund distribution.
Gopa Kumar, Chief Business Officer, Protein eGov Technologies Ltd. said, “We are extremely proud to strengthen our commitment with AM/NS India in this impactful initiative dedicated to advancing education for underprivileged girls. Protein’s VidyaSarthi platform enables large corporates to channelize their CSR spend into true social impact. This aligns seamlessly with Protein’s mission to create social and financial inclusion for billions of people as we move ahead. Have been.”