The State-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has launched an eco-friendly initiative to promote bee-keeping enterprises among women in the coal belt to empower them economically.
As part of this initiative, the SCCL organised a free training programme in bee-keeping for around 100 women in Kothagudem of Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Tuesday.
SCCL embarked on the initiative as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, company sources said. The initiative aims to encourage women living in coal mining regions to take up bee-keeping enterprise and earn additional income by tapping the huge demand for honey and other value-added products in the market.
Bhadradri Kothagudem Collector Jitesh V. Patil and SCCL chairman and managing director N. Balram distributed beehive boxes and protective gear to the trained women at a function held here on Tuesday.
Published – July 30, 2025 02:41 am IST