The Kerala zone of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind distributed scholarship worth Rs 30 lakh among needy students of the state in a huge function held at Thrissur recently. The fund was raised by the annual collection of Zakat under the banner of “Baituzzakat Fund”. Around 304 students from different religious backgrounds got benefited from the scheme. The beneficiaries are students from Graduation, Post-Graduation, M.Phil, PhD and from different other academic and professional courses. The Jamaat will distribute a scholarship worth Rs 15 lakh among civil services aspirants and students who are preparing for other competitive examinations soon.
CN Balakrishnan, State Minister for Cooperation, Kerala, MK Muhammad Ali, Assistant Ameer JIH Kerala, Therambil Ramakrishnan MLA, Vincent MLA, Member of Parliament, I.P. Paul, Mayor, KV Dasan, District Panchayath President, Thiruvambadi Devswom, Prof. M. Madhavan Kutty, Board President, and SIO State General Secretary were distinguished guests of the function.