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Article

28 Jan 2014

Author:
India Education Bureau

Tata Power launches Project Vartika for women empowerment and self-reliance in Mundra, Gujarat [India]

Tata Power, through its...subsidiary, Coastal Gujarat Power...is committed to promoting women empowerment and gender equality [and]...has undertaken numerous initiatives for the sustainable development of women community in Mundra...Tata Power launched ‘Project Vartika’...[which] is a special programme designed to endorse value added traditional embroidery crafts and develop market linkages for women to increase their earnings and livelihood profitability. The objective...is to provide hands on training to women to enhance their skills in arts and crafts. Through the enhancement of these skills, Tata Power aims to make the community economically independent and enable them to take independent decisions for their families. This programme aims to position women at the same level as men and empower them with self-respect by allowing them to be an earning member of the family, thereby doing away with gender prejudices...