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INITIATIVES “Life has a way of kicking us when we’re down. And just when we think we can’t fall any lower, we get kicked again. But it’s important to remember that set backs, failures, and tragedy are a part of life. Whether we manage to find joy and success in the daily struggle of life is largely dependent on our ability to persevere through even the toughest adversity without ever giving up.” My name is Priyakhee Kachariand I hail from a small town, Golaghat in Assam. I stay in a nuclear family with my father Dhaneshwar Kachari, mother Ela Kachari and an elder sister Anuradha Kachari. My family plays a vital role in my life and for my success. My

INITIATIVE According to the Census 2011, there are 2.68 crores (2.21%) persons with disabilities in India, though according to some estimates, the actual number may be as high as five per cent of our population. However, there has been a paradigm shift in the approach towards the persons with disabilities (PWDs) during last some years. The government’s focus now is on rights based economic empowerment of PWDs as we observe the International Day for Persons with Disabilities on 3rd of December this year. In India the first step in moving towards rights based economic empowerment was taken when Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act of 1995 came into being. The second was India’s ratification

PRESS RELEASE After a long struggle, the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (prevention, prohibition &redressal) Act,2013 was enacted with an objective to provide secure & conducive work place for Women so as to encourage their greater participation in work thereby achieving goal of social & economic empowerment of women for inclusive growth. This was a constitutional obligation as our Constitution guarantees Equality and prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. In a broader perspective, the underlying object was to make conducive work place and joyful work experience. Thus, it is not merely a statutory mandate but a necessity of present time. The Act is probably one of its kinds, where the state responsibility

PRESS RELEASE Vibrant Ceramics Expo and Summit (VCES), 2017 was held from 16th to 19th November 2017 at Exhibition Center, near the town hall, Gandhinagar Gujarat. The event is spread across 50,000 square meter area with more than 250 exhibitors, 400+ brands, and ceramics in several sizes and designs under one roof. Shri Nilesh Jetpariya – President, Vibrant Ceramics Expo & Summit – 2017 said “India is the second largest tiles market in the world. While the global tiles production grew at an annualized rate of 6.3% for the period 2006-2013, tiles production in India grew almost double at 12.0% during the same period. Ceramic tiles that accounts for close to 60% of the total tiles demand in India is

PRESS RELEASE Clean drinking water being a critical need identified by Maruti Suzuki India Limited in its adopted villages in Haryana, the company has designed a self-sustaining partnership model that provides clean drinking water to villagers at an affordable price. The company recently inaugurated its second water ATM in the Kasan village of Manesar. The water ATM was presented to the community members by Lt. Gen. Dushyant Singh Chauhan, Senior Advisor (Vigilance), Maruti Suzuki, in the presence of village panchayat and community elders. The company bears the initial cost of the water ATM, the panchayat provides the land and the electricity to operate the facility while WaterLife India sets up, operates and maintains the plant for at least 10 years.

PRESS RELEASE Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) – the CSR arm of Ambuja Cements Ltd – on 24 November 2017 elaborated its holistic efforts to significantly expand its Non- Communicable Disease intervention program outreach in the coming years while stressing on stronger stakeholder partnerships to develop a robust health care system. ACF’s ongoing intervention program through its effective partnership models covers nearly one lakh people across 101 villages in four locations in India. ACF which is celebrating its silver jubilee year has always spearheaded a thought leadership stance in creating impactful platforms for idea exchange by bringing together various stakeholders. With the aim of creating prosperous rural communities, ACF organized a participatory dialogue – Multi Stakeholder Consultation on Non-Communicable Diseases here

PRESS RELEASE SSIPL Foundation, a standalone non-profit company, was incorporated in the year 2012 to carry out the CSR activities of the SSIPL group. Its role is to extend regular aids to a plethora of NGO’s working in direction of the betterment & upheaval of the lesser-privileged section of our society. SSIPL as a business entity, working in a rapidly developing country, believes that education plays a vital role in the economic development and prosperity of the nation. This further simplifies into having proper infrastructural facilities at schools thus ensuring access to proper education for each pupil who aspires to achieve excellence through knowledge. With this goal in mind and a vision of a nation where everyone gets equal right

PRESS RELEASE Giving back to the society is the primary motive of Ramagya Foundation which aims to contribute towards creating educated and developed society by unleashing talent and sculpting each individual soul by imparting values. Founded by Mrs. Rajni Gupta, Director, Ramagya Group of Schools, the foundation has been enabling stronger communities by mobilizing and motivating succeeding generations from economically and socially challenged areas and placing them firmly on the track of quality life. “Ramagya Foundation envisions being a primary support and platform for implementing sustainable programme that delivers preferential options for the underprivileged in the field of education, empowerment, livelihood, environment and life affirming programme for every eligible youth to be a change,” says Mrs. Rajni Gupta. In the