The National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT) held a ‘Women Empowerment Walk’ on Tuesday morning to honour the spirit of womanhood.
The event’s chief guest was Gujarat Assembly Speaker Nimaben Acharya. She signalled the start of the walk from Ahmedabad’s Riverfront House, saying, “All the power we need is already within us; all we need is to recognise it. I’m grateful to the Income Tax department and to the police force for organising an event to celebrate women and their work.”
The event was graced by Pravin Kumar- Director General of Income Tax (Investigation), Ahmedabad, Sanjay Srivastava- Commissioner of Police, Satinder Singh Rana- Chief Commissioner of Income Tax-I, Ahmedabad, Virendra Ojha, Additional Director General, National Academy of Direct Taxes, Regional Campus, Ahmedabad, Pallavi, Additional Director, National Academy of Direct Taxes, Regional campus, Ahmedabad and other dignitaries.
The event was organised by NADT, Regional Campus, and women from both the income tax and police departments participated in it.
The event’s theme was ‘Break the Bias.’ Sanjay Srivastava, a 1987 batch IPS officer from Ahmedabad, also attended the event, as did over 50 officers from Gujarat who took part in the 5km walk.
The event began with an inspirational skit on the theme of International Women’s Day and the team of the National Academy of Direct Taxes also came up with a magazine of poems, articles and content around the theme.
Women IRS and police officers who work day and night despite their demanding jobs were honoured. All of the women who took part in the walk received medals.