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Child rights protection campaign reaches Ganjam
Berhampur, November 24, 2021:
The Caravan of 40 days Child Rights protection campaign reached Ganjam on November 22. This is a joint initiative of Tata Steel Foundation and Odisha State Child Right Protection Commission to build awareness of child rights through campaign and audiovisual mode among children in different blocks of the state.
On 22nd November 2021 the campaign was organized at Chamakhandi Kalyan Mandap. There were nearly 150 participants, all adolescents of Tata Steel Foundation run Rishta project. The programe was addressed by Smt Sandhyabati Pradhan, Chairperson OSCPCR (Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights) during which she emphasised on mental health and protection and care of children. She also appreciated the work of Tata Steel Foundation on childrens’ issues especially on health and nutrition and the rights of children. She also appreciated TSF and its team for organizing the campaign successfully.
Ms. Dibya Saswati, Member of OSCPCR, Mr Subodh Kumar Sarangi, DCPO Ganjam and Ms. Shusmita Pradhan, Sarpanch Chamakhandi gram panchayat and team from TSF Gopalpur were present on the occasion.
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A Great Place to Work-CertifiedTM organisation, Tata Steel Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures, is spread across five continents with an employee base of over 65,000. Tata Steel has been a part of the DJSI Emerging Markets Index since 2012 and has been consistently ranked amongst top 5 steel companies in the DJSI Corporate Sustainability Assessment since 2016. Besides being a member of ResponsibleSteelTM and worldsteel’s Climate Action Programme, Tata Steel has won several awards and recognitions including the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse recognition for its Jamshedpur, Kalinganagar and IJmuiden Plants, and Prime Minister’s Trophy for the best performing integrated steel plant for 2016-17. The Company, ranked as India’s most valuable Metals & Mining brand by Brand Finance, featured amongst CII Top 25 innovative Indian Companies in 2020, received rating of ‘A-‘ (leadership band) from CDP for its Climate Change disclosure and Supply Chain disclosure, Steel Sustainability Champion 2020 recognition from worldsteel, ‘Most Ethical Company’ award 2021 from Ethisphere Institute, Best Risk Management Framework & Systems Award (2020) from CNBC TV-18, and Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting FY20 from ICAI, among several others.
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