BANGALORE: Enabling better access to higher education for the children of auto drivers, police constables and pourakarmikas in the city, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) distributed scholarships worth Rs 20 lakhs on Saturday. Around 600 students were chosen and awarded scholarships based on their performance in the tenth and twelfth standard examinations.The initiative, supported by Srinivasulu Reddy, a donor, aims to laud the contribution of auto drivers, pourakarmikas, railway porters etc by supporting the education of their children through scholarships. Out of 1,700 applications, 628 students were chosen based on merit. Out of the 628, 425 students were from the tenth standard and 175 from the twelfth standard.“There is a growing need to institute scholarships for the families of these unsung heroes of the city. It is because of them that our city survives,” said Madhu Pandit Das, President, International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Highlighting the fact that the contribution of people with simple professions often goes unrecognised, Das said that ISKCON aims to bring people, who want to support them, together.The families were selected on the basis of their annual income. Sharada and Sandhya, a mother-daughter duo, said that these scholarships help them get better access to learning opportunities.
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