Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Aug 21: Local MLA N Yogish Bhat, informed at a press conference held here on Friday August 10, that philanthropists, Dr Dayanand Pai and Satish Pai brothers from Bangalore, have donated Rs 4.5 crore for the government first grade college at Car Street here, and the Balmatta women’s first grade college. He added that the government has permitted to name these two colleges after the donors.
He further informed that the Pai brothers have pledged to donate Rs 1.5 crore to the women’s PU college in Car Street, and Rs 10 lac to Bokkapatna PU women’s college, among others. He revealed, that the brothers have promised to sponsor various projects for educational institutions here, amounting to eight crore rupees.
Bhat claimed that this is for the first time in the state, that such a huge sponsorship from private entrepreneurs has come to the government colleges and institutions.