Date:20/04/2007 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/04/20/stories/2007042000882100.htm

Back Amul-Tata Fellowships to continue

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Ahmedabad, April 19

The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), the marketers of Amul, has approved the continuation of the Amul-Tata Fellowships for Rural Management Professionals for a further period of five years. The Board of Directors of GCMMF, at its recent meeting on April 5, took this decision. In 2001, GCMMF and the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) had instituted 30 fellowships in the Institute of Rural Management-Anand (IRMA), with the objective of financially supporting the students pursuing the Post-Graduate Programme in Rural Management and encourage them to work with IRMA's designated organisations, GCMMF said in a release here. The total value of each fellowship is Rs 1 lakh, awarded on the basis of merit-cum-means. The awarded students are required to serve at least two years in designated organisations. So far, GCMMF has provided funds for 62 students.