AMANORA wins CREDAI - CSR - AWARD 2015

Amanora township of City Corporation Ltd., Pune has won the CREDAI's prestigious award for the Corporation Social Responsibility ( CSR ) 2015. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) December 25, 2015 - This award was for the outstanding work done on the Women empowerment by the Amanora Township.

Amanora, the first integrated township in the country is being developed on 400 acres of land acquired under sale or joint venture format from over 200 farming families in Hadapsar, Pune.

Amanora's rehabilitation package for these farmers was based on the skill development / entrepreneurship, and women empowerment. When farmer's children came for jobs - a normal solution, Amanora advised them to become the entrepreneurs and create jobs. They were trained in technical & entrepreneurial skills and offered small & big contracts to execute, and prosper as Contractors / business men. This economic package for the rehabilitation has worked so well that over 100 farmers do annual contracting & material supply work over Rs. 150 / 200 Crores.

The most unique of the rehabilitation package was for farmers womenfolk, especially of marginal farmers. Amanora trained over 50 ladies for catering business with formal & practical training of over month at MITCON. Then they were offered the partnership in the Hospitality company with opportunity to work also. Today 37 women, who would normally confined to chul (चूल) and Mul (मुल) have became catering professionals running the Canteen for 2000 staff, workmen and outsiders. They today own credit card, bike, telephone of their own and have sense of achievement. This empowerment makes them better wife, mother, sister and the member of society where they are respected.

The Award was received by Amanora's Vice President Mr. Sunilkumar Tarte at the hands of the dignitaries present- ShriBandaru Dattatreya, Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), and Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Hon'ble Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on December 16, 2015 at CREDAI CONCLAVE 2015, being held at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi.

Amanora, an organization as a whole, has received over 100 awards in the field of Planning, Architecture, Environment, Marketing, CSR & Education. It is also known for its Smart City features before the smart city concept came in vogue.

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