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Tuesday, 21 December 2010 |
The Gitanjali Group has been awarded the prestigious Helen Keller Award by the National Centre
for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People in recognition of its commitment to help people with disabilities and aiding their integration into society under its Project Saksham. Saksham empowers people with disabilities by providing them training and employment. The training centre in Hyderabad offers a six-month training program on the basics of jewelry designing and manufacturing.
The Group offers free boarding and lodging for outstation participants and a token stipend for the locals. After completion of training, jobs are provided. Gitanjali currently employs nearly 200 persons with disabilities and plans to add over 1,000 disabled workers over the next three years at its manufacturing units.
Gitanjali was founded as a diamond cutting and polishing centre in 1966. Initially opened through distribution via superstores, department stores and other retail outlets, the business model now integrates all operations, from rough diamond sourcing, cutting, polishing and distribution, and jewelry manufacture to jewelry branding and retail, as well as global lifestyle brands, in India and abroad. |
