झेप उद्योगिनी के माध्यम से महिलाओं को मिलेगा सशक्तिकरण का नया आयाम: पौर्णिमा शिरीषकर
रोटरी क्लब ऑफ जालना में अध्यक्ष वर्षा पित्ती और सचिव लक्ष्मीनिवास मल्लावत का पदग्रहण समारोह संपन्न
जालना (प्रतिनिधि): महिलाओं का आर्थिक सशक्तिकरण समय की प्रमुख आवश्यकता है। झेप उद्योगिनी संस्था, महाराष्ट्र शासन के सहयोग से महिला उद्यमिता को प्रोत्साहन देने हेतु राज्यभर में प्रशिक्षण, उत्पाद प्रदर्शन और विपणन सुविधाएं प्रदान करने का कार्य कर रही है। इस पहल की शुरुआत जालना जिले से की जा रही है। रोटरी क्लब जैसी सामाजिक संस्थाओं के सहयोग से यह अभियान और भी अधिक प्रभावशाली तरीके से लागू किया जा सकेगा। यह प्रेरणादायी वक्तव्य झेप उद्योगिनी की संस्थापक एवं एमएसएमई सलाहकार सौ. पौर्णिमा शिरीषकर ने रोटरी क्लब ऑफ जालना के पदग्रहण समारोह में व्यक्त किया।
शनिवार, 12 जुलाई को आयोजित इस समारोह में वर्ष 2024-25 के लिए नवनियुक्त अध्यक्ष वर्षा पित्ती और सचिव लक्ष्मीनिवास मल्लावत ने पदभार ग्रहण किया। इस अवसर पर रोटरी क्लब की सहायक प्रांतपाल सरिता लोणीकर प्रमुख अतिथि के रूप में उपस्थित थीं।
पूर्व अध्यक्ष डॉ. दीपक बगडिया से वर्षा पित्ती ने अध्यक्ष पद का कार्यभार ग्रहण किया, जबकि रवी भक्कड से लक्ष्मीनिवास मल्लावत ने सचिव का कार्यभार संभाला। सरिता लोणीकर ने रोटरी प्रांतपाल सुधीर लातूरे का शुभकामना संदेश पढ़ा और नवचयनित कार्यकारिणी को बधाई दी।
कार्यकारिणी में राजेश सोनी, भावेश पटेल, अंबेश बियाणी, प्रमोद झांजरी, डॉ. चारुदत्त हवालदार, यश बगडिया, राजेश बजाज, अरुण मोहता, डॉ. चारुस्मिता हवालदार, सुरेंद्र पित्ती, अपर्णा बागडी समेत अन्य गणमान्य सदस्य उपस्थित थे।
पूर्व अध्यक्ष डॉ. बगडिया ने अपने कार्यकाल में संपन्न किए गए जनसेवा प्रकल्पों का विवरण प्रस्तुत किया। इसी अवसर पर वर्ष 2024-25 के लिए “रोटरी कपल अवॉर्ड” वर्षा पित्ती और सुरेंद्र पित्ती को प्रदान किया गया।
अध्यक्ष पदभार ग्रहण करने के बाद वर्षा पित्ती ने अपने विचार व्यक्त करते हुए बताया कि आने वाले कार्यकाल में शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य, पर्यावरण, स्वच्छता और महिला सशक्तिकरण जैसे विषयों पर ध्यान केंद्रित किया जाएगा। उन्होंने विशेष रूप से “नो युवर नंबर” जैसे स्वास्थ्य जागरूकता अभियानों को भी लागू करने की घोषणा की।
कार्यक्रम में नए सदस्य संतोषी दिनेश भारुका और स्नेहा लोकेश भारुका का स्वागत किया गया, वहीं 21 लाख रुपये का CSR योगदान देने वाले वरिष्ठ रोटरी सदस्य डी. बी. सोनी और उनकी पत्नी उर्मिला सोनी का सम्मान भी किया गया।
कार्यक्रम का संचालन डॉ. सोनाली मानधने और अंबेश बियाणी ने किया। अंत में सचिव लक्ष्मीनिवास मल्लावत ने सभी अतिथियों और सदस्यों का आभार प्रकट किया।


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