BPL Announces "BPL Chirag" Winners At Gorakhpur
Online, May 3, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Gorakhpur
BPL announces "BPL Chirag" Winners at Gorakhpur
1085 entries from 56 schools and cash prize wins for 19 all-rounder students
BPL Techno Vision Pvt Limited (BTVL), the leading Rechargeable Lighting Solutions company in India, announced the results of its BPL Chirag Scholarship Programme "BPL Jyada Padho Aage Badho - Ujwal Bhavishya ka Bharosa" in Gorakhpur District, Uttar Pradesh for the students of class IX to XII.
BTVL through this scholarship program wanted to encourage students of "Real India" to come forward and show their learning skills by participating in competitions. The initiative was designed to identify and reward best 19 all-rounder students from the Kauriram and Gorakhpur City (Gorakhpur District including rural and urban) schools which are affiliated to state or national board of education.
The selection of these students was based on an 'Essay Writing Contest' in Hindi on "What do you want to be in Life and how it will help in the progress of country?" and their overall academic performance. There was overwhelming response to the contest and 1085 entries were received from 56 schools.
The selection was made after stringent checks on criterion such as structure of essay, relevance to the topic, arguments and expression and writing skills. A panel of five school teachers selected the top 50 out of the total entries and from this pool of 50 entries, a panel of 3 prominent academicians of Gorakhpur selected the top 19 entries for the scholarship. The winners were awarded at Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Arya Nagar, Gorakhpur on the 28th of April 2012. The function was presided over by Mr Shivji Singh, Mrs Saroj Tiwari and Mrs Asha Devi.
The best student performer, Mr. Sarvesh Mishra, a Class XII student from Mahatma Gandhi Inter College, Gorakhpur received the reward of Rs.11,000/-, three second best performers received the runners up prize of Rs.5100/- each, Five students received Rs.2100/- each and the next ten best entries received Rs.1500/- each. (Complete list attached)
"We were amazed at the response generated for our campaign and each of the essays projected the aspirations of the children to grow up and make a difference. We hope BPL Chirag will be the catalyst that will be the change manager and provide the right direction and impetus to realizing the children's dreams", says Mr. K. Vijaya Kumar, Chief Operating Officer, BPL Techno Vision Pvt. Limited.
"It was great to see the enthusiasm of students and nice of BPL Chirag to provide the platform to the meritorious and deserving students', Says Mr. Shivji Singh, one of the Chief Guests and a prominent personality of Gorakhpur.
Lack of electricity is one of the main constraints in the development of rural India where 57% of the Indian population resides. Long power cuts are a reality and it is important that the viable options are made available and address existing problems. Most of the rechargeable lights fail in the rural because they need 8-12 hours of charging at a constant current charge.
A study conducted by BPL in the rural areas shows that apart from farming and domestic chores, lack of electricity adversely affects children's studies. To address the issue BTVL has launched a breakthrough innovation in rechargeable LED lighting technology - the "BPL Chirag". BPL Chirag addresses this need by providing "5 hours of Light in 4 hours of Charging" under fluctuating voltage.