The 35 stipend presenting ceremony is being held in a memorable function on 26 September 2024 at Kala Mandir, Kolkata, Hon’ble Shri Firhad Hakim, Hon’ble MIC Municipal Affairs & Urban Development, Govt. of West Bengal, Mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation will inaugurate the function. In this programme near about 800 students from 100 schools will benefit. The main aim of Shiksha Kosh is to stop the dropout of students from school and also education. The welcome address will be delivered by Sri Brahmanand Agarwala president of Shiksha Kosh. Addressing the critical issue of dropouts, the Shiksha Kosh initiative takes a significant step towards ensuring access to education. Sri Manish Bajaj will deliver details activities of Shiksha Kosh. A vote of thanks will be given by Sri Krishna Kumar Lohia The following distinguished guests will grace the occasion:
Special Guests of Honour:
Justice Shyamal Kumar Sen Former Governor of West Bengal & Former Chief Justice Allahabad High Court Shri Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, Hon’ble MIC Parliamentary Affairs & Agriculture Dept., Govt. of West Bengal
Prof. Saugata Roy, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Rev. Fr. Dr Dominic Savio- SJ, Principal St. Xavier’s College • Swami Biswatmananda, Hon’ble General Secretary, Bharat Sevashram Sangha
Shri Sajan Kumar Bansal, Eminent Industrialist & Social Worker
Shri Bishambhar Newar, Chief Editor, Taaza TV & Chhapte Chhapte
Shri Atul Churiwal, Eminent Industrialist & Social Worker
Shri Debiprasad Kakrania, Eminent Industrialist & Social Worker
Shri Ratan Shah, Renowned Social Worker
Shri Chittranjan Choudhury, Eminent Industrialist & Social Worker
Shri Nirmal Kumar Agarwala, Eminent Industrialist & Social Worker
Shri Saroj Kumar Agarwal, Eminent Industrialist & Social Worker
A Brief Profile of Shiksha Kosh
The Shiksha Kosh has been organising such a “Stipend Giving ceremony” for the last 34 years. This Shiksha Kosh is deeply associated with various activities for the benefit of the masses. “PASCHIM BANGIYA MARWARI SAMMELAN SHIKSHA KOSH” since its inception in the year 1956 has been doing various activities for betterment of the needy students of any cast creed, by way of giving stipends, dress, syllabus books, school bags etc. In this way so far, more than 16000 stipends to needy students of different schools in West Bengal have been benefited. The stipend amount is given by a/c payee cheque favouring their school name. Our ” SHIKSHA KOSH” has distributed more than 20000 dresses to less blessed children of the Sunderban area. “SHIKSHA KOSH” also helps those students who want to pursue their higher studies in the field of medicine and engineering course.