October 12, 2008

SAIL SSP launched a pilot scheme for upliftment of women

Steel Authority of India Limited’s Salem Steel Plant has launched a pilot scheme at Tirumalaigiri village for the uplift of rural women as part of its corporate social responsibility activities.

Under the 3 month training scheme, aimed at developing the skills of the underprivileged rural women in garment making and embroidery, so far 84 women have been trained. The course was conducted in three batches of 20 candidates each.

Fourteen sewing machines were given to them by SSP. The entire course was outsourced from the Sona College of Technology Centre for Non formal & Vocational Education at a cost of INR 182,000.

Mr M Prabhakara Rao deputy GM of SSP said that the women who have completed the training were advised to take the test conducted by the district social welfare officer to enable them to enroll as members of the district cooperative society, which would in turn place orders with the members to ensure regular income. In the next batch of training, 100 women will be given admission. SSP has helped 33 children rescued from bonded labor recently by giving school kits.