vishwakonkani.org Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarship Fund VKSSF Merit Cum Means 2016

Organisation : World Konkani Centre
Scholarship Name : Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarship Fund VKSSF Merit Cum Means scholarship 2016

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Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarship :

‘Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarship Fund (VKSSF)’ envisages grant of Merit Cum Means scholarship for students having Konkani language as their mother tongue.

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Instituted World Konkani Centre in the year 2010 as envisioned by the eminent thinker and corporate leader T.V.Mohandas Pai, the VKSSF has since then successfully raised and distributed over 6000 Scholarships to the tune of Rs. 8.0 Crores.

Eminent Konkani Philanthropists like Dr. Ranjan Pai, Dr. P. Dayanand Pai, Ramadas Kamath U., K. V. Kamath, M. Jagannath Shenoi, Ronald Colaco, Madam Grace Pinto, A. Annappa S. Kamath, Rohan Monteiro, Achuth Pai and Sons, Jaynarayana Bhat, Sandeep Shenoy, Aravind Rao, B. R. Bhat, T.D. Pai Pradeep G. Pai and many more have come forward in support of this fund.

Governance of the Fund :
As the Fund is functioning on the basis of ‘Stream’ concept, the entire amount generated every year will be distributed to the beneficiaries and no separate corpus will be maintained.

Contributions to the Fund will be eligible for Tax Exemption under section 80(G) of the Income Tax Act.

‘Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarship Fund’ is administered by a Governing Council comprising eminent personalities. U. Ramdas Kamath, Executive Vice President, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Bangalore is the Chairman of the Fund and Pradeep G. Pai, Managing Director of Hangyo Ice Creams Pvt. Ltd., is the secretary.

The council is also guided by Basti Vaman Shenoy, the founder and the president of World Konkani Centre and Board of Trustees of Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation.

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2 Build your SCAP Profile :
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