IMPHAL, June 9: The 3rd Thangmeiband Kendra Meritorious Award Distribution function was held at the Majorkhul community hall today organised by the Thangmeiband Kendra Development Organisation.
Local MLA K Joykishan who attended as the chief guest announced an award of Rs 50 thousand to any student of Thangmeiband Kendra among the first top ten in both the class X and XII examinations both under Manipur board and central board.
He further handed a cash award of Rs 50 thousand to the 1st position holder in the class X HSLC examination of this year Mongbijam Miranda from Thangmeiband Kendra.
The meritorious award distribution function was also attended by Dr Chingtham Chandramani Retd Director Health Service Manipur, Thambaljao Phaomei vice chairperson Imphal Municipal Council and M Rajendro president Thangmeiband Kendra Development Organisation (TAKDO) as the guests of honour and president respectively.
Speaking at the award distribution function, MLA K Joykishan said that organising such award distributions to the meritorious students encourages students to study harder to achieve their goal.
He further said that parents and guardian take a major role in producing a meritorious student and also fell proud that the student who secured 1st position in the HSLC examination result is from his constituency and announced to give 50 thousand cash award to the student who secured rank from 1 to 10 in the examination.
All together 426 student were awarded today, 104 students from HSLC, 100 students of Class XII exam conducted by COHSEM, 120 student from class X CBSE board and 138 student from class XII CBSE board.