Team News Riveting
Raipur, May 16
Raigarh Member of Parliament Smt Gomati Sai inaugurated the Girl Empowerment Mission (GEM)-2022 at NTPC Lara on Monday.
The programme was inaugurated with ceremonial lamp lighting by the MP along with Diwakar Kaushik, Chief General Manager (CGM) NTPC Lara and other invitees.
Addressing the gathering, Smt. Gomati Sai lauded NTPC Lara’s effort for peripheral development in Raigarh district. Focusing on GEM, she said the residential training programme being organized by NTPC Lara would be a very good initiative for the development of girl child.
The programme will be a milestone in shaping their bright future just like a potter making a pot from clay, the MP said, adding that when these girls will achieve success in their future, they will remember NTPC for shaping their lives in their early days.
Speaking on this occasion Diwakar Kaushik, CGM (Lara) said though NTPC is known as an electricity producer and illuminating nation but by this GEM programme NTPC will be known for empowerment of girls. Through this programme, NTPC will help them to achieve their dreams.
GEM is a specially designed training programme for the girls at the age group of 10-11, those will undergo a residential training programme for almost one month in the areas of their educational curriculum with creativity, self-defense, yoga, drawing, painting, dance and personal grooming by the experienced trainers.
At NTPC Lara 40 girls of nearby villages enrolled for this GEM programme, which will be continued from May 15 to June 12, 2022.
Among others Smt Gopika Gupta, Member, DDC, Smt. Poonam Solanki, Leader of opposition, Raigarh Municipal Corporation, BDC members, women sarpanch of PAP villages, local representatives, General Mmanagers, senior officials, representatives of union and associations, office bearers and members of Prerita Mhaila Samiti, children and their parents were present on the occasion.
