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TBB BUREAU
RANCHI, MARCH 7, 2022
Swayamsiddha Ladies Club, the Ladies Welfare Wing of NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, has been conducting various CSR and welfare activities for the welfare of needy local communities including support in promoting the efforts of self-dependent Ladies.
As part of celebrating “Spirit of Women” on the eve of International Women’s Day 2022, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club, NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi visited Self Help Group (SHG) Srijan Arts at Dibdih in Ranchi to extend its support.
The Self-Help Group, run by social worker-cum-trainer Shobha Kumari, is involved in developing self-employment skills of needy women through doll making, bag making etc. The group helps in procurement of raw materials and selling of finished goods besides guidance in supply chain management for supporting underprivileged women of 4 localities – Naya Toli, Koibar Toli, Girja Toli, Bhagat Kochi for earning livelihood and becoming financially independent.
The program started with lighting of ceremonial lamp and welcoming Swayamsiddha Ladies Club President Mahua Mazumder by Shobha Kumari.
Addressing the women present on the occasion, Mazumder said, “You are all strong, hardworking, and an inspiration to many. We need to learn from you, having a smile on your face despite life’s struggle is not easy. It’s heartening to see, Smt Shobha Kumari spearheading the group with enthusiasm to make the members “real-life heroes”. The inner strength and the resplendent eyes of these women have conveyed that the world can indeed be made a better place to live in.”
On the occasion, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club, as a noble gesture, distributed essential foods items like groceries, vegetables, sports, and stationery to the beneficiaries.
On behalf of the SHG, Shobha Kumari conveyed her gratitude to NTPC management for extending a helping hand for the needy women of the SHG and children. She also appreciated the efforts of NTPC Swayamsiddha Ladies Club that have been instrumental in helping the group for procurement of items produced by the group thereby helping them economically.
The kids shared their ambitions and zeal to learn. The hard work being done by their mothers and other ladies were a source of inventiveness and inspiration for them, they said.
