Minister of Railways Visits 'Dastak'

摘要

Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways & Coal, Govt. of India, visited Dastak a production unit started by Railway Women's Welfare Central Organization for making eco-friendly and affordable "sanitary pads" at its Sarojini Nagar Railway Colony centre, in New Delhi on 25 February, 2018. Smt. Seema Coyal, President, RWWCO Smt. Arunima Lohani, Chairman, Railway Board Shri Ashwani Lohani, General Manager, Northern Railway Shri Vishwesh Chaube and other senior officers of Railway Board and Members of RWWCO were also present on the occasion. Appreciating the initiative of RWWCO, Shri Piyush Goyal and Smt. Goyal congratulated Smt. Lohani, Smt. Anita Chaube and the other members of RWWCO. The Minister said that such projects should be scaled up and Railways should be a leader in such social spheres. In a young country like India where a large population of women are in the productive age group, many still do not have access to period hygiene "Dastak" is an initiative started by RWWCO at its Sarojini Nagar branch in New Delhi from 1 January, 2018, which is dedicated to the production of low-cost eco-friendly and hygienic sanitary pads. Speaking on the occasion Shri Lohani, CRB, said that efforts are being made to cover about 200 major and way-side Railway stations and Railway premises by 8 March, 2018, International Women's Day for the benefit of women employees and women of financially weaker sections of the society.