The Century Pulp and Paper Mill in Lalkuan will also appoint women personnel now. The management of the enterprise is now preparing necessary facilities for women personnel in the mill. In addition to this, the mill administration will spend about Rs 60 lakh from its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund to provide furniture in Government girls inter-college-Lalkuan, 50 toilets, five hand pumps and other welfare schemes.
Providing this information, the mill’s chief operating officer JP Narayan said that work is underway on a plan to employ woman in the general shift at the mill. Facilities are being made in the mill for their safety and requirements.
He further said that the mill will also provide resources to farmers in the agricultural area near the mill, who want to foray into floriculture and horticulture. The mill will also facilitate a market for the flowers and other products from such farmers.
Work is also underway to form women’s self help groups and opening a centre to provide income generation opportunity to women involved in stitching, knitting and such activities. Referring to the mill’s CSR activities, he said that a target of spending Rs 60 lakh has been set for the current financial year under CSR.
The fund will be used on facilitating medical and other basic facilities to the needy in Bindukhatta, Lalkaun and areas around the mill. The chief operating officer further informed that the mill is working efficiently on the parks it had adopted in Haldwani and Nainital. A sum of about Rs 31 lakh is being spent per year on this task, he added.