Womens Day celebrated by DAL NULM cell MCC
Chandigarh, March 8:- An International Women’s Day- 2021- “Women in Leadership-Achieving
an equal future in a COVID-19 World” was celebrated on 08 th March, 2021
at Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sector 12-A, Chandigarh
under the aegies of State Urban Poverty Alleviation Cell, Deendayal Antyodaya
Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), Municipal Corporation,
Chandigarh. The programme was inaugurated by Ms. Manisha Choudhary, IPS,
SSP (Traffic), U.T. Chandigarh in the presence of Sh. K.K. Yadav, I.A.S.,
Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh and Sh. Vivek Trivedi, Social
Development Officer (DAY-NULM).
In the event, City Level Federation members, Banks, Skill Training
Providers (STPs) and Street Vendors Project staff participated in the event. The
One Day Conference on ‘International Women’s Day’ comprised of following
activities:
1. Sessions on Women Empowerment & Role of women in
Community Development, etc.
2. Health & Hygiene
3. HIV/AIDS and STIs
Dr. Amarjit Singh, Prof. & Head, School of Public Health, PGIMER,
Chandigarh; Dr. Vaneeta Gupta, Project Director, State AIDS Control Society,
Chandigarh; Dr. Manju Behl, District Family Welfare Officer, Govt. Multi Speciality
Hospital, Chandigarh; Sh. Tarun Banerjee, Consultant, HRD and Dr. Geeta Mehra,
Assistant Professor, M.C.M. D.A.V., Chandigarh shared sessions on Women, Health
and Hygiene in Post COVID-19 Scenario; Women and HIV/AIDS; Generating
Community Awareness; Awareness & Community Linkages about Matru Vandana
Yojana and Janani Suraksha Yojana; Overcoming Societal Odds and Coping
Mechanism and Entrepreneurship Development among Women respectively as
Resource Persons.
On this occasion, Zonal Office, PNB gifted Community Worker Kits to ALFs and Aprajita Programme distributed plants to all the participants.
