NEEPCO is proud to have sponsored the Directorate General Assam Rifles Sentinels Cup Football Tournament 2024

NEEPCO is proud to have sponsored the Directorate General Assam Rifles Sentinels Cup Football Tournament 2024, an event that showcased the spirit of sportsmanship and camaraderie. Assam Rifles organized the 2nd edition of “Assam Rifles Sentinels Cup” across all the Seven states of North East. Branded as the Sentinels Cup in line with its Sobriquet of Assam Rifles ‘Sentinels of the North East’. Seven teams from Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, besides teams of Assam Rifles & Two Territorial Army Battalions participated in the tournament. Assam Rifles aims to promote sports as a tool to motivate youth away from insurgency and drugs and to identify talent in the Northeast. They have an MoU with the Bhaichung Bhutia Football Academy to boost the Government of India's Khelo India Abhiyan and Fit India Movement. The Sentinels Cup commenced on 01 Jul 2024 at Dimapur. Four teams including DG Assam Rifles Team, Meghalaya (Black Dynamite), 165 TA Team & Mizoram, qualified for the semifinals. The Directorate General Assam Rifles football team clinched the trophy in the final match, while the team of 165 TA (Assam) emerged as runners-up in a keenly contested match. The tournament not only fostered a sense of unity but also highlighted the importance of physical fitness and teamwork. Lt Gen PC Nair, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, PhD, congratulated both teams and presented the medals and trophy.
 
NEEPCO Senior officials Sri Basant Kumar Tigga, I/C ED(HR); and Sri Vijay Kumar, CGM(HR) CC&CA were felicitated by the DGAR. Our sponsorship, along with that of SBI, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank and YES bank underscores our commitment to promoting Sports, goodwill and supporting community initiatives in NER.