The apex body of co-operatives in the country NCUI celebrated Women’s Day at its headquarters by inviting hundreds of women connected to self-help groups, floated in Delhi by the NCUI itself.
Speaking on the occasion, NCUI President Dileep Sanghani said the sob stories of women being badly treated should not be repeated. What we should discuss on such occasions are the heroic acts being done by women amidst us. Naming Kalpana Chawala and others, Sanghani said we have enough examples to encourage women and there is no need to harp on cases of injustice against women, as it leads to despondency. Let’s believe women can do it, underlined Sanghani.
Sanghani also pointed out that the dais at the NCUI auditorium should have more than 50% women. He vowed to rectify the situation in the future. Savitri Singh, the female ED of NUCI was the lone occupant at the dais, dominated by the likes of Bijender Singh, CE Sudhir Mahajan, and Sanghani himself. Ved Prakash Setia was also sitting on the dais.
“We should invite performers from among the women who have made a mark in her field for others to get inspired. Women today are doing excellent in almost all social and economic fields. Today is the day to hear them out”, said Sanghani.
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “Gender Equality today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”. The NCUI function was attended by women representatives of cooperative organizations and officials of various cooperative organizations.
Dr. Sudhir Mahajan, Chief Executive, NCUI in his welcome address said that on the occasion of International Women’s Day, it is important to recognize the contributions of women and acknowledge their achievements. Amongst the new initiatives taken by NCUI, he said that the NCUI Haat is giving a good platform to the lesser-known cooperatives and SHGs to sell their products and get fair prices for their produce. He said that NCUI Haat in the last 6 – 7 months has achieved a sale of 1 (one) crore.
Mahajan highlighted the initiatives of NCUI like forming 15 SHGs of 300 women who will be trained at the incubation Centre to be set up by NCUI for enhancing their livelihood. He also said that NCUI is already taking necessary steps to create awareness for government schemes
amongst its projects, and other cooperatives/SHGs, who are being benefited through this step.
Dr. Bijender Singh, Vice-President, NCUI in his address on the occasion of International Women’s Day said that women in our country should be given top priority not only in the cooperative sector but also in our day-to-day lives.
Earlier Savitri Singh, Executive Director, NCUI in her opening remarks elaborated on the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day and said that NCUI cooperative education field projects and other steps/initiatives are empowering women in a big way. Ms. Sandhya Kapoor, Director, NCUI proposed a vote of thanks at the end of the function. The event was marked by a captivating skit show by women youth members of Yuva Cooperative, which the audience appreciated.
