Self nutrition and self-employment related training conducted for over 240 SHG women in Lanka, Umrangso and Borolobang

Guwahati, 23rd Jan 2023: Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. (DCBL) organized training for Self Help Groups (SHG) for nutrition and health as well as entrepreneurship options in in Umrangso and Lanka.

Around 200 women farmers from 28 SHG’s were trained on ‘Agri Nutri Garden’ at the Dalmia Cement, Lanka plant. The programme was led by resource persons Mr. Dadul Bora, a progressive farmer of Hojai district along with Mr. Sanjay Sharma, Mr. Ranjit Bharali and Mr. Raj Mohammad of Dalmia Bharat Foundation.

Shri Uday Singh Rajput, Unit Head and other key officials of DCBL distributed seeds to all the SHG members in attendance, for cultivation in the neighboring villages of DCBL, Lanka Plant. The topics of the training were on cultivation practices, use of organic manures, biofertilizers, treatment of diseases and management of Agri Nutri gardens. The resource persons further explained the nutritional significance of colored vegetables – saffron, green, and white for improved nourishment of women and children.

Successively, Dalmia Bharat Foundation also conducted a two-day training workshop on food processing and entrepreneurship for 37 Self-Help Group members from two villages, Borolobang and Umrangso. The training and demonstration of making brinjal pickle, pineapple jam, star fruit squash etc. from seasonal vegetables and fruits were showcased by a woman entrepreneur from Nagaon. The objective was to impart entrepreneurial knowledge to these women on establishing micro-enterprises of pickles, jam, jellies and squash, from yields locally available. DBF has arranged for support towards marketing the products through Charu Food Products,

The program was attended by Block Project Manager Mr. Albert Lalduhawma and Block Coordinator Ms. Lalsindiki Changsan from Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission (ASRLM) who appreciated the initiative taken by DBF. It was also assured that the micro enterprises will be linked to different government programs like PMFME, Udyam etc. for maximum benefit.

Commenting on the initiatives, Shri Padmanav Chakravarty, Regional Manufacturing Head, North-East, DCBL said, “The community driven project is a derivative of Government of India’s important nutrition programme - POSHAN Abhiyaan - to eradicate malnutrition in women and children. We wanted to focus nutritional development and economic security of local women. The purpose of these projects is to empower and encourage rural women to build their own Agri Nutri gardens as well partake in entrepreneurial activities thereby becoming self-reliant.”

About Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited

Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL), a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited (BSE Code: 542216|NSE Symbol: DALBHARAT and listed in MSE), is a leading player in the cement manufacturing segment and has been in existence since 1939. Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited prides itself on having one of the lowest carbon footprints in the cement world globally. It is the first cement company to commit to RE100, EP100 & EV100 (first triple joiner) – showing real business leadership in the clean energy transition by taking a joined-up approach. With a growing capacity, currently pegged at 37 MnT, Dalmia Cement is the fourth-largest cement manufacturing group in India by installed capacity. Spread across ten states and fourteen manufacturing units, the company is a category leader in super-specialist cement used for oil well, railway sleepers and airstrips and is the country’s largest producer of Portland Slag Cement (PSC). Visit us at http://www.dalmiacement.com.

About Dalmia Bharat Foundation –

Dalmia Bharat Foundation operates within three key areas – Climate Action (Soil & Water Conservation and access to Clean Energy), Livelihood Skill Training and Social Development. These programmes combine in-depth, long-term plans and strategies along with medium- and short-term initiatives and campaigns. Owing to the great differences across locations, DBF has adopted a flexible, multi-intervention approach that allows programmes and people to grow together and sustain each other. The three focus areas have been derived from the felt needs of the community and issues material to the business. Visit us at http://www.dalmiabharatfoundation.org.

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