05/09/2026
Empowering Women Through Sustainable Livelihoods: WCL continues support to Aroha Society for its flagship Project Saudamini
Guided by the visionary leadership of Dr. Hemant Sharad Pande, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, WCL, Project Saudamini advances women’s economic empowerment through sustainable livelihood opportunities. Implemented in partnership with Aroha Multipurpose Society and Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s Urban Livelihood Mission, the project supports the Saudamini–Sonchiraaiya Stitching Cluster at the City Livelihood Centre, Somalwada, Nagpur.
The MoU was signed in the gracious presence of Shri Bikram Ghosh, Director (Human Resources), WCL, by Shri Lalit Prakash Tirkey, General Manager (CSR), WCL; Smt Visakha Rao Jathar, President, Aroha Multipurpose Society; and Smt Sharmistha Gandhi, CEO, Aroha Multipurpose Society.
The initiative will provide advanced stitching and production training to 35 new beneficiaries, strengthen the training-cum-production centre, and offer entrepreneurship, leadership, market-linkage and financial-access support. The project aims to build a cluster of 100 women artisans, enabling sustainable microenterprises, self-employment and greater economic independence for marginalised urban women in Nagpur and their families.
Kishan Reddy Gangapuram
Satish Chandra Dubey
Ministry of Coal,Government of India
Coal India Limited