The collaboration between Usha Silai School and Rourkela Steel Plant in establishing the Usha Training-cum-Production Center exemplifies the potential for positive change toward building an inclusive and empowered society
USHA has been joining hands with like minded partners as well as individuals to bring the benefits to as many women beneficiaries as possible
As part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Public Sector Undertakings like Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) and National Building Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) have collaborated with USHA International Limited to set up Silai Schools around the mining area in Dhanbad and steel plant in Rourkela
Kushalta Ke Kadam, an initiative by USHA Silai School and NDTV has entered its eighth season. The aim is to empower more women across rural India by teaching them sewing skills and helping them open new doors of opportunities for themselves. The initiative encourages rural women to become financially independent and entrepreneurs by taking up sewing and training others in their respective communities.
Since 2011, the USHA Silai School initiative has trained more than 12 lakh rural women through over 33,000 Silai schools, spanning over 20,751 villages across India.
The women earn Rs. 4,000 – 5,000 per month on an average, with the highest recorded monthly earning being Rs. 84,000 in a month. This earning works as a catalyst towards building their self-confidence, reducing gender inequities, and raising their stature within their families and in society at large.