As a part of its efforts to empower members of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in Orissa, Tata Steel had recently organized a two-day training programme for PRI members at the Gandhi Labour Foundation in Puri.
This was the second consecutive year that these empowerment-cum-exposure visits are being organized by Tata Steel for the PRI members.
The idea behind the initiative is to improve public welfare and ensure participation of stakeholders in various developmental interventions that are undertaken by the Company in its operational areas.
The workshop was attended by 14 PRI members including Nihar Mehta, the chairperson of Gandhi Labour Foundation, and P K Banerjee (Trustee), among others.
The workshop deliberated on the long-term development of villages, environmental safety, rehabilitation and resettlement undertaken by Tata Steel and also on the role of PRIs in sustainable industrialization of the state. The PRIs were encouraged to develop long-term development plans and implementation strategies for their panchayats.
In the last two years, more than 100 PRIs from Jajpur and Keonjhar districts of Orissa have participated in similar programmes organised by Tata Steel in Gandhi Labour Foundation at Puri.
