Visakhapatnam: Women in Public Sector (WIPS), in association with Visteel Mahila Samiti (VMS), organised a one-day workshop for women on “Sustainable Community Development for Women and girl children” in Ukkunagaram on Friday as a part of RINL-CSR initiative. The workshop, first of its kind in Visakhapatnam, is aimed at exchanging views on betterment of women and girl children around the public sector units located in Visakhapatnam on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
Addressing the participants, RINL director (Personnel) K.C. Das, underscored the need to promote gender equality, women empowerment and also to reduce infant mortality in the society for betterment of wom-en and girl children. He called for a radical change in the mindset of women for achieving su-ccess while facing challenges and opined that women should give imp-etus to increasing the literacy rate for sustainable development. He ho-ped that the workshop would come out with useful deliberations for socio-economic development of women in the society.
Welcoming the participants, Visteel Mahila Samiti president Bindoo Mohapatra observed that women should get equal opportunities on par with men and that modern women are competent and facing challenges and coming out with success. They are playing a vital role in the community development, she added. Women representati-ves from Indian Navy, Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, NTPC, HPCL, Power-grid, BHEL, DCI, Eco Railway, AP Transco, Women & Child Development, GoAP took part and deliberated in the workshop.
