Nationwide Thermal Energy Company (NTPC) Simhadri launched its Company Social Accountability (CSR) initiative, the Woman Empowerment Mission (GEM)-2026, with an inaugural ceremony at Sakuntalam Corridor. The four-week residential workshop is geared toward constructing management, confidence and general improvement amongst women from underprivileged backgrounds.

Round 130 woman college students, chosen from authorities colleges within the station’s neighborhood, are collaborating within the programme. The curriculum covers educational studying, persona improvement, digital literacy and life expertise, alongside sports activities and humanities.

Ajay Sharma, Regional Government Director (South) and Government Director (Engineering), and Ayaskanta Jena, Head of Mission, NTPC Simhadri, attended the ceremony.

Mr. Jena stated the station was dedicated to group improvement, and that GEM was a platform to equip women with the instruments to change into future leaders.

Mr. Sharma spoke on the function of training in social progress, and praised the mother and father for supporting their daughters’ participation within the residential camp. “Empowering the woman youngster is central to our imaginative and prescient of inclusive progress,” he stated.

The occasion included cultural performances by the brand new batch and a yoga demonstration. A video on the GEM-2025 version showcased the programme’s impression on earlier individuals. Senior officers, representatives from the Central Industrial Safety Pressure (CISF) and members of the Deepika Women Membership had been current.

The workshop, which concludes in early June, will give the scholars a safe atmosphere to discover their potential by way of value-based training and vocational coaching.