Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin launched the Rs 100 crore corpus scholarship alongside billionaire businessman Venu Srinivasan. Industrialist Venu Srinivasan launched a Rs 100 crore corpus scholarship, unveiled by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday. Venu Srinivasan's contributions were recognised by the Indian government which honoured him with the country's third highest civilian award, Padma Bhushan, in 2020. To fulfil the potential of the Rs 100 crore scholarship, TVS will collaborate with top educational institutions, the likes of IITs and NITs among others, in order to bring the opportunity to a large number of deserving students. Launched on TS Srinivasan's centenary celebrations, the scholarship will focus on mechanical engineering stream.

Source: dna October 29, 2023 18:59 UTC