Around 8,000 women employees are working in the South Central Railway (SCR), handling critical roles such as loco pilots, track maintainers and train managers. While balancing family responsibilities and professional duties, these women have been achieving great success, said Principal Chief Personnel Officer Siddharth Kati on Wednesday.
He was speaking at the International Women’s Day celebrations held at Rail Nilayam, where SCR general manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava presented awards to outstanding women employees from various departments for 2025-26. Prizes were also given to winners of elocution and essay-writing competitions.
Mr. Srivastava said the theme for this year is ‘Give to Gain’ and emphasised that education remains the most powerful tool for empowerment. “It is a matter of great pride for SCR that key departments of the zone — Operating, Commercial, Security, Finance and Medical — as well as the Guntur Division are currently headed by capable women officers,” he said.
Mr. Kati has informed that various facilities have been provided for women employees to register any workplace complaints like ‘she portal’ and ‘shine app’. “We must ensure a safe and happy work environment for women”, he said.
