PNB celebrates International Women s Day

New Delhi: Punjab National Bank celebrated the International Women’s Day. Senior representatives of PNB Prerna, an association of wives of the Senior Officials and senior lady Officials of the Bank, felicitated women achievers from different walks of life. Dr. Jayanti Mehta, President, PNB Prerna, along with other senior members of the association, including Vice-Presidents Mrs. L. Vijitha, Mrs Meera Devi and Mrs Madhu Nagpal, encouraged a packed house of female employees at the Bank’s Head Office in Dwarka to take inspiration from these successful women and carve their own niche. 

 

The following women were felicitated at the event:

 

Ms. Ipsita Behera, Artist and lawyer: She is a professional 'Odissi' dancer In recognition of her contribution, she was awarded the United Nations International Achievement award. She is also a practising lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. 

 

Ms. Vankadarath Saritha, India’s First Female DTC Bus Driver: She broke stereotypes when she took up the job of a bus driver with the Delhi Transport Corporation. She continues to be a source of inspiration for countless women.

 

Dr. Jyoti Nanda, Counselor: A highly qualified relationship and child counselor, she has treated people from all walks of life from children to entrepreneurs. 

 

Ms. Deepa Goyal, Educationalist: She is dedicated to the cause of upskilling women in the fields of digital literacy, fashion designing and beauty skills. 

 

Ms. Lakshmi Sharan Singh, Child Rights Activist: She is a Delhi based media professional who strives to educate underprivileged children who are victims of trafficking, alcohol and substance abuse. 

 

Ms. Sulochana Mehar, Educationalist: She is also dedicated to the cause of upskilling women in weaving and dying. Ms. Rajinikant Verma, Entrepreneur: An expert baker, she decided to follow her dream of starting her own bakery and currently runs “OLD STREET THE BAKERS” which currently caters to around shops in and around the NCR. She had availed a loan of 10 lakhs under the PNB Stand Up India scheme to achieve her goal. 

 

Ms. Shashi, Entrepreneur: She too had availed loans under PNB’s Stand Up India Scheme to start her garment manufacturing facility in 2017. She currently counts major e-commerce companies like Flipkart, Amazon etc. as her clients. 

 

Ms. Sapna Sharma, Entrepreneur: She designs and manufactures garments for children and availed a loan of 11 lakhs under PNB’s Stand Up India Scheme. Within a year her company achieved significant profits.