Advanced Tailoring Training-cum-Production Centre for women and Bus facility for college-going girls initiated by GMR Chhattisgarh Energy ltd (GCEl) with the support from GMR operated Delhi International Airport ltd (DIAl) has been inaugurated by SS Bajaj, Secretary and Commissioner, department of Technical Education and Skill Development, Government of Chhattisgarh.
GCEl COO Ravishanker S, GRK Babu, Chief Financial Officer-DIAl, Meena Raghunathan Director – community services – GMRVF and other distinguished guests has witnessed the inaugural ceremony.
However, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, GCEl is implementing various community development initiatives in 12 villages of Tilda block in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh reaching out to an approximately population of 29,000.
Women empowerment is one of the focus areas of GCEl CSR activities and towards this, a tailoring center has been inaugurated at Raikheda village to train the local women in advanced tailoring skills and the centre has been equipped with 16 advanced tailoring machines. This will enable the women not only training of stitching of fabrics but also to earn a sustained livelihood through taking up orders for production.
GMR Group is a leading global infrastructure conglomerate with interests in Airport, Energy, Transportation and Urban Infrastructure. The group has fifteen power generation projects of which ten are operational and five are under development, nine operating road assets and a double rail track line between Mughalsarai-New Bhaupur (Kanpur) of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor under
development.