Commendable activities of the DSP Mahila Samaj in Durgapur under the Corporate Social Responsibility of the Steel Authority of India Limited.

Commendable activities of the DSP Mahila Samaj in Durgapur under the Corporate Social Responsibility of the Steel Authority of India Limited.

In Durgapur and Asansol Industrial complex there are a number of clubs and organizations who are rending various benevolent services to the people throughout the year. But the commendable activities of the philanthropic organization DSP Mahila Samaj supported by Durgapur Steel Plant under Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) since 1961 is highly praiseworthy especially to the people of Below Poverty Line (BPL) in this vast areas. It mainly works among the under privileged sections of the society through various schemes like Free Education, Health, Vocational Training and Employment generation, Spice making, Mother and Child Care Unit, Immunization center and many other benevolent activities.

            President Mrs. Shobha Bajaj says, “DSP Mahila Samaj is the other name for the service to the mankind, providing education, employment, medical aid to the poor and down trodden people of the society. Recognizing that education is an integral part of human development and accepting the constitutional right of every person to education, SAIL has contributing to increase the literacy rates in the areas of its operations mainly among the underprivileged section of people. Particularly for the educationally backward people  of this city DSP is running six Mukul schools in the steel township and imparting education to a number of children below five years of age. Not only that our Samaj provides Books and stationeries, Mid-day Meal, Teefin, Uniform including shoes even the school bag and water bottles to all the students free of cost. Our Samaj is very conscious of their need and run the well equipped schools with all such facilities in order to dedicate them more in their studies. Actually we work for the holistic development of the under privileged children providing free education, health care benefits, recreation and support to well establish them and self reliant in their life. ”

            The Samaj has also another school only for girl child belonging to the BPL families  up to class – V named as “SAIL Kanya Shiksha Niketan” in A-Zone Steel Township where nearly three hundred  children get free education. Here also the students are provided with books, uniforms, educational kits and all stationery items free of cost. A morning teefin and hot nourishing meal at noon is provided to them daily. All the BPL families are happy for taking the step of educating the ‘girl child’ in their society.

            “The Vocational Training Center certified under the AICTE, West Bengal which is founded by DSP’s CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) which has more than 30 students under training every semester. They are awarded with certificates at the end of the course. Besides, we also have a sewing centre which provides uniform to Schools, Hospital and other organizations. DSP Hospitals’ bed sheets and other surgical gowns, ward boys’ dresses etc are also stitched and supplied from time to time. In the field of Health and medical care Mahila Samaj always plays a pivotal role in the steel city. We run a regular mother and child care unit for five days in a week and arrange a weekly child immunization centre on our premises on every Tuesday and we immune the new born babies and the child up to the age of five. We arrange an eye checking camp in every month where all the children and women under BPL can examine their eyes.  In addition to that various health camps have been organized in many places and we render our services at places like leper’s colony at Sagarbhanga and other nearby villages to combat the threat of Leprosy and other deadly diseases.” – says Mrs. Srimati Chowdhury, Secretary of Mahila Samaj.

 SAIL units have consistently partnered with the universal immunization program and reported average immunization coverage of a large percentage for BCG, Polio, Measles and other vaccines and the Mahila Samaj always stretch their hands in this noble mission to combat the trench of many such diseases through such programmes.. Not only that the Mahila Samaj always try to serve the society in various ways. They have a spice centre where in their own grinding machine they prepare pure spices that are available in various centers of this town. Packaging and distribution work completely done by the active ladies working in this society so that purity and wholesomeness always remain in those products. We supply those spices by our own group in various Clubs, Hospitals and other establishments. These products are not available in the local market.

“Members of the Samaj are no way behind in cultural activities. We arrange a kind of Fete, Teej, Holi Milan and Annual Day in Samaj Premises. Stalls for various food and hand made products are installed in the Mela by the ladies of this Samaj. The economy of the Samaj is being carried out by the sale of old clothes and contribution by the members of Samaj besides the other aids of SAIL under CSR. I am happy to say that under our guidance and co-operation, we are sailing high to soar the sky as men are working hard in their area to keep up the economy of the country”- said Mrs. Bajaj, the President of the Samaj further.

“We all try to serve our handmade food products in the entire Fete and other special occasions and the most significant thing is that our honourable President also prepares some innovative recipes and we sell in the fete in our different Stalls. Her leadership style is inimitable. She always helps the Samaj to bring some changes and improvement in the entire sphere. Actually her inspiration, co-operation and heartwarming approach is the essence of our innovative ideas and concepts and devotion.” – says Srimati Chowdhury further.

All year round the activities of the Samaj is coordinated and conducted by the total sincere efforts of the Secretary of this Samaj Mrs. Chowdhury with some active members and under the guidance, inspiration and advice of the President Mrs. Shobha Bajaj.