Cooperative department competitions: winners still awaiting prize money
Winners of cooperative-department awareness contests for government school students say announced cash prizes have not been paid even after more than a year; parents demand prompt disbursement.
Students who won awareness and cooperative-themed competitions organised by the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Department for government schools say their cash prizes, though announced at the time of the contests, have not been disbursed.
Prizes were announced across levels — for example, village-level prizes of Rs.5,000 (first), Rs.3,000 (second) and Rs.2,000 (third) and district-level awards of Rs.10,000, Rs.6,000 and Rs.4,000 for winners — and state-level events were also planned.
Since more than a year has passed without the winners receiving the prize money, students and parents have expressed frustration and urged the cooperative department to release the funds promptly. There has been no official response yet, they say.
Courtesy: Hindu Tamil Thisai