Women’s day in service of the ‘Lal Pari’

Lokmat News Network

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

International Women’s Day, dedicated to recognizing women's contributions, was celebrated across the city on Saturday with various events. However, for the women conductors, mechanical staff, and mechanics of the State Transport (ST) Corporation, the day remained the same as usual filled with hard work, responsibility, and unwavering service to passengers. Acknowledging their dedication, the ST administration honoured them for their commitment.

Women in the ST Corporation are not just bus drivers or ticket collectors; they form the backbone of the system. From ticket checking at bus depots to bus maintenance, they work shoulder-to-shoulder with their male colleagues. To honour their efforts, a felicitation ceremony was held at the Central Bus Depot at 1 pm, where senior depot manager Ajay Patil presented bouquets to female clerks, assistant mechanics, and women conductors. Present on the occasion were female clerks Anjali Perapalli, Kavita Pisote, assistant mechanics Pragya Wankar, Ashwini Khaire, Pranjali Bansode, Gayatri Chaudhary, and Chandrakala Gavad, along with assistant workshop superintendent Akshay Sonawane, Omprakash Kakde, and assistant traffic inspector Babasaheb Salunke. Women conductors and female passengers at the bus station were also honoured with flowers.

District’s first woman conductor honoured in Delhi

Sanjeevani Dhongde, the first woman conductor in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division of the ST Corporation, was honoured in Delhi on Saturday at an event organized by the Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) to mark Women’s Day. Former Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi presented her with a special award in recognition of her 25 years of dedicated and complaint-free service. This information was shared by Division Controller Sachin Kshirsagar.

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Depot manager (Senior) Patil felicitating women clerks and assistant mechanics, accompanied by assistant workshop superintendent Akshay Sonawane, Omprakash Kakde, and assistant traffic inspector Babasaheb Salunke.

Assistant mechanics Pragya Wankar and Pranjali Bansode were engrossed in their work at the central bus station on Women’s Day.

Former Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi honouring the district’s first woman conductor, Sanjeevani Dhongde, in Delhi on Saturday.