SJVN ORGANISES MOTIVATIONAL TALKS BY Ms.  MARY KOM AND Ms. ANJU BOBBY GEORGE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

SHIMLA : In order to propagate the message of “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, SJVN organized two motivational talks by renowned Indian women achievers Ms Mary Kom, World Amateur Boxing Champion and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha; and Ms Anju Bobby George, the famous Olympian Indian Athlete, at Shimla. The talks were organized for the company employees at Kufri, and at Chail, near Shimla today. Addressing the senior executives at Chail, Shri Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director said that women are breaking traditional biases and achieving New Heights. He further said that our social fabric still must go a long way in our fight against these biases. Sh. Sharma lauded the efforts of Ms. Mary Kom the World Boxing Champion, Smt. Geeta Kapur the first full time Director in the Board of Directors of SJVN in breaking these biases. During the event Sh. Sharma also felicitated the only woman driver in Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation (HRTC), Ms. Seema Thakur. He further stated that efforts like that of Ms. Thakur are required for achieving gender equality in our society. He also presented a citation and cash reward of Rs. 25,000/- to Ms. Seema Thakur. In her talk, Ms Mary Kom, a recipient of Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award, in 2020, related the challenges she faced for coming up to the level of international boxing. MS. Mary Kom is the only woman to win the World Amateur Boxing Championship six times, the only female boxer to have won a Medal in each of the first seven World Championships, and the only boxer to win as many as eight World Championship medals. Earlier, welcoming the Chief Guest Shri Nand Lal Sharma, and Ms Mary Kom, Director (Personnel), SJVN, Smt Geeta Kapur, said that the objective of organizing such motivational talks is to instil spirit of sportsmanship among all the employees of the company, especially the women employees. By organizing such talks SJVN has been actively participating in the global mission to disseminate the message of gender equality for making world a better society, with no gender bias. Speaking to the employees in her motivational talk Ms Anju Bobby George related how she was able to carve a history for the nation when she won bronze medal in long jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. With this achievement, Ms Anju said that she had become the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a World Championships in Athletics, jumping 6.70m. Ms Anju George had been awarded the Arjuna Award in 2002, Khel Ratna in 2003 and Padma Shri in 2004. SJVN is a central PSU with a total portfolio of more than 16800 MW in hydro, thermal, solar and wind power generation. The recent addition of new Projects has taken SJVN to newer heights. The Company is now on an aggressive growth path that will lead to actualizing its Shared Vision of 5000 MW by 2023, 25000 MW by 2030 & 50000 MW installed capacity by 2040.