Hon'bleUnion Minister of Shipping ThiruG.K.Vasanhas presentedtodaya chequeof Rs.5 lakhsto SelviPrema, daughter of Jayakumar, a Mumbai based Auto Driver from VillupuramDistrict,TamilNadu, who has topped in the recently held All India Chartered Accountancy Exam in the presence of Shri. M.A.Bhaskarachar, CMD, EPL.On the advice and directions of the Hon'bleMinister, EnnorePort Limited, a Mini RatnaGovernmentof India Undertaking under the Ministry of Shipping has come forward to honourher by presenting a cash award of Rs.5 lakhsto SelviPremaunder the Corporate Social Responsibility activities.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Vasansaid the UPA Government, under the ableguidance of ShrimatiSonia Gandhi and dynamic leadership of Dr. ManmohanSingh, is firmly commitedto the uplift of the aamaadmi. He said,India is one of the fastest growing economies. While the economic progress has led to prosperity of certain sections of our population, a vast majority of the common men and women had been left untouched by this progress.

As a responsible Corporate Body, EnnorePort has integrated itself well with its neighborhood development and since its inception, EPL has undertaken many social activities and one of the prime areas mainly concentrated by EPL is in the field of education. EPL has undertaken various programs for development of education and infrastructure facilities like providing road, construction of school buildings, providing furniture & toilet facilities to Kattupalli&Athipattuvillages. During the year 2011-12, EPL has spent about Rs.1 croreunder the Corporate Social Responsibility.

For the current financial year i.e. 2012-13, EnnorePort has planned to execute the following CSR projects at a total cost of Rs.2.72 crores:

(i) School infrastructure to AthipattuHigh School

(ii) Village Road to AthipattuRailway Station

(iii) Approach Road to NandiyambakkamVillage

(iv) SS Bus shelter at AthipattuPuduNagar Railway Station

(v) Upgradationof skills of wards of the fishermen

(vi) Promotionof education through award program on knowledge competition for children, youth & women.

(vii) Sponsoring of community, health & educational services to UdavumKarangal, AnnalTilouOrphanage, AnnaiFathimaChildWelfare Centre & providing transport infrastructure to SivanandaOrphanage.

EPL has also extended its financial support to AdyarCancer Institutetowardsaugmentation of medical facilities to a tune of Rs.20 lakhs recently.

For the forthcoming financial year 2013-14, EPL has planned to take up the following programmesin the villages in and around EnnorePort andChennaiat the total estimated cost of Rs.3.95 crores.

(i) Drinking water infrastructure.

(ii) Educational infrastructure.

(iii) Health & Family welfare

(iv) Sanitation& Public health

(v) Promotion of Sports & Games

(vi) ImpartingVocational/Skill Training

(vii) Building of Roads and Pathways.

On this occasion, the Hon'bleUnion Minister of Shipping congratulated Selvi. Premafor her great success and also her supportive parents.Shri.M.A.Bhaskarachar, CMD, EnnorePort and Shri.AtulyaMisra, Chairman, Chennai Port also congratulated the successful candidate on their own behalf and on behalf of EnnorePort and Chennai Port. Largeofemployees from EnnorePort and Chennai Port, Board members, Chennai Port Trust school children were participated in the function.

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