Koraput: The Central University of Odisha (CUO) Koraput felicitated six working women from several strata of society for their outstanding contribution in their respective fields including two blind women on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023.
Prof Chakradhar Tripathi, Vice Chancellor of the University felicitated outstanding social activists Basanti Behera of Parajangi village in Dhenkanal district and B Rojalin of Balugaon village in Khordha district from Welfare of Blind Organization, Jajpur for their outstanding contribution for devoting themselves to the welfare and empowerment of blind persons; Dr Rudrani Mohanty, outstanding women educationist, for her dedication towards the welfare of students and empowerment of women; Bijayalaxmi Takri, a security guard of Girls Hostel of the University for her outstanding contribution and dedication for safety and security of the Hostel boarders; B Swarnamala, Caretaker, Girls Hostel for her devotion towards the welfare of the girls’ students and Laxmi Khilla, Sweeper for her outstanding contribution towards cleanliness of the campus in presence of the University community, said an official press release.
The Vice-Chancellor also, extended financial support to the 11 blind students Welfare of Blind organization as a token of love.
The programme was organized in the University campus at Sunabeda by the Internal Complaints Committee of the CUO on the theme ‘DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality’.
Rekha Lohani,IG, Modernization, BPR&D, attended virtually as the Chief Speaker and delivered a lecture on the subject.
Rajashri Das, District Child Protection Officer, Koraput and Prof Sudhendu Mandal, Advisor, Academics & Administration, CUO attended as the Special Guests on this occasion.
Prof Tripathi inaugurated the programme and delivered the inaugural address.
Dr Kakoli Banerjee, Assistant Professor & Presiding Officer, ICC, CUO and the Coordinator of the programme, delivered the welcome address.
