Bhubaneswar, Mar 8: The Regional Office of Employees Provident Fund Organization in Bhubaneswar celebrated the International Women’s Day organising a health camp and felicitating women achievers.

Keeping with the theme of ‘Accelerate Action’, the health camp was organised by the Women cell of the office for all the employees in collaboration with Kalinga Institute of Medical Science (KIMS) for accelerating wellbeing of all its personnel.

Uma Mandal, Additional P.F. Commissioner, was the Chief Guest of the programme, while Gourav Mohanty, Regional P.F. Commissioner-II, joined the event as the Guest of Honour.

Uma Mandal, in her speech, focused on the need for an inclusive society were both woman and man have crucial role to play as parents, brothers, sisters, spouses, friends, relatives, etc.

Gourav Mohanty, on the other hand, stated that the year – 2025 – marks 30 years of the Beijing Declaration concerning equality of woman and men and this was the right time in India to fulfil this objective.

Maushumi Lata Padhi, Officer in-Charge, Women and Regional P.F. Commissioner-II, called upon all working woman present to take up pledge to empower other less privileged women.

Uma Mandal was felicitated for being one of the earliest women P.F. commissioners of India and the first woman Zonal Head of Odisha. Maushumi Lata Padhi was felicitated for being the first Odia Woman Assistant P.F. Commissioner & Odia woman Regional P.F. Commissioner II, Odisha region.

Woman achievers like Vipplavi Chauhan Singh, Assistant P.F. Commissioner, Sukanti Kumari Panda, Assistant Director (Official Language), other Section Supervisors, Senior Social Security Assistant, Social Security Assistants and outsourced personnel were also feted on the occasion for social security work.

A cultural programme was also organised where all women officials and children participated in song, dance and poetry session.

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