Shreyaskar Chaudhary, MD Pratibha Syntex has been honoured with The Pride of Central India by the Dainik Bhaskar Group. Shreyaskar essayed a stellar role in generating employment in Madhya Pradesh (MP).Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia presented the award during a programme.
Just a few days back, he was also conferred with Textile Exchange’s ‘Ryan Young Climate+ Award’ in the ‘Climate Leader’ category.
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In a statement, Pratibha Syntex, the company known for its sustainable and worker welfare initiatives, informed that today over 6500 people are working under the Pratibha Syntex banner. The company is in expansion mode and will soon be launching a new manufacturing factory in Ujjain. The new facility will be employing 4000 additional people, 80 per cent of whom will be women.
To bring marginalised people into the mainstream, Pratibha Syntex is running initiatives like Gyanpeeth Training Centre on campus. Under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana, soft skills and functional training are being provided to the youth from rural India.
During training, the rural youth are provided free accommodation and food. After completing the course, the people are provided assured employment. Under the programme, as many as 5200 people are trained so far.
To increase the socio-economic status of its employees, Pratibha Syntex gifted a dream home to 28 employees and is in the process to provide another 100 employees. To ensure that workforce has a comfortable life, the company distributed washing machines, refrigerators, mixer grinders, water purifiers, sewing machines and fixed deposits through Fair trade fund.
Pratibha Syntex’s CSR arm CMC Trust has facilitated around 7800 cataract operations in last 18 months. A computer and a dress design and tailoring lab are established in the government girls’ school Sagore to empower girls and make them future-ready. Around 1500 students are benefiting from the initiative annually.
