Hon'ble MoS, P&NG, Shri Rameshwar Teli performs ground breaking ceremony of Community Kitchen Cum Dining Hall

Shri Rameshwar Teli, Hon'ble Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas & Labour and Employment today performed ground breaking ceremony of a Community Kitchen Cum Dining Hall to be constructed here under CSR initiative of Maharatna PSU GAIL (India) Limited.

The ceremony was also graced by esteemed dignitaries including Shri Shantanu Thakur, Hon'ble Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Smt. Chhabi Rani Thakur, Chief Advisor, All India Matua Maha Sangha, Shri Manjul Krishna Thakur, former Minister, Government of West Bengal and Pradhan Sebayat, All India Matua Maha Sangha, and Shri Ayush Gupta, Director (Human Resources), GAIL (India) Limited. Senior officials of GAIL and Government of West Bengal were also present on the occasion.

The project aims to establish a comprehensive community kitchen cum dining hall with sanitation facilities including installation of kitchen appliances, storage facilities, and dining infrastructure with associated facilities. The facility will provide nutritious meals and carry out community engagement programs including awareness programs and implementation of health and hygiene initiatives with objective to uplift the socio-economic status of the community members.

The project has been allocated a budget of Rs 5 crore under GAIL (India) Limited's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. This project seeks to address the issues of food insecurity and malnutrition by providing access to nutritious meals for improved nutritional intake and food security. It is being implemented with the final goal of ensuring a sustainable outcome of the upliftment of the underprivileged Matua community members and local youth through enhanced employability and income generation opportunities with vocational training and skill generation.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Ayush Gupta, Director (Human Resources), GAIL said the Company strongly believed in investing in communities and was committed to the overall growth and development of all sections of society. "The establishment of a community kitchen cum dining hall at Thakurnagar represents a significant step towards addressing the needs of the underprivileged Matua community. Through collaborative efforts and strategic interventions, the project aims to create a positive impact on the health and socio-economic well-being of the community members while promoting principles of inclusivity, empowerment and sustainability," he said.

GAIL is implementing various Natural Gas Pipelines, City Gas Distribution and a Coal Gasification Based Fertilizer Plant in the state of West Bengal. GAil's Pipeline is passing through Purulia, Paschim Burdawan, Purba Bardaman, Hoogly, Howrah, Nadia, Uttar Dinajpur, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Coach Bihar, Alipurduan, Paschim Medinapur and Purba Medinapur Districts with an investment of Rs 4, 173 crore in Durgapur - Haldia Pipeline Project, Dhamra - Haldia Pipeline Project and Barauni - Guwahati Pipeline Projects including Last Mile Connectivity.

In City Gas distribution network, GAIL through its subsidiary Bengal Gas Company Limited is already functional in Kolkata with 11 CNG Dispensing Stations which is going to increase by .18 CNG stations by the end of March 2024. GAIL is supplying 13,000 Kg of CNG per day in the city of Kolkata presently. In City Gas Distribution venture of Bengal Gas Company Limited, an investment of Rs 5,000 crore is planned in five years. Till date, the Company has spent Rs 750 crore on City Gas Distribution project. GAIL owns 74% equity in the Company with 26% balance equity which is owned by Greater Calcutta Supply Corporation Limited.

Shares of GAIL (India) Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 182.45 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 184.20. The total number of shares traded during the day was 776736 in over 7079 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 185.75 and intraday low of 181.75. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 142757744.00.

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