Darshana Patowary, a student of class V won the 1st Prize (cash award of Rs. 3,000 and a Certificate) in a Debate Competition held at NEIGRIHMS. The topic of the Debate was - 'Does corruption restrict the development of our country?' under the theme - 'Vigilant India, Prosperous India'. It was an initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India.
In all, there were 7 debators - 4 FOR and 3 AGAINST the motion. She is the youngest participant to take part in this Debate in the history of NEIGRIHMS. The other participants, 5 in number, were all MBBS students and 1 participant was a Post Graduate student (pursuing MD course).