State-run gas utility GAIL has granted an amount of Rs 2 lakh and a monthly scholarship of Rs 20,000 for the next two years to gymnast Ashmita, a 15-year-old Tripura girl from humble background being billed as the next Deepa Karmakar. The funds will help her to meet training and nutritional requirements.
GAIL is India’s flagship natural gas company integrating all aspects of the natural gas value chain including exploration and production, processing, transmission, distribution and marketing and related services.