HR Managers of Software Companies meeting with Hon’ble Governor at Raj Bhavan
In a meeting held today at Darbar hall with senior officials
from IT companies in twin cities Hon’ble Governor and President, Indian Red
Cross Society, (IRCS) Dr Tamilisai
Soundararajan has appealed to all I.T and other corporate institutions to encourage
their employees to enroll themselves as Red Cross members.
The Governor asked the IT professionals to download the Red
Cross Society “App” which was released recently by Hon’ble President of
India at Rajbhavan during his southern sojourn recently. Hon’ble President has also written a D.O.
letter appreciating her efforts of membership drive for IRCS. Red Cross Society’s “App” is user-friendly
and requested the young IT professionals to utilize the services of Red Cross
Society.
Red Cross Society has been synonymous with several voluntary
services and pioneer in organizing blood banks, Nature cure centers, and Old
age homes to serve the poor in the state. The governor underlined the
importance of blood banks and organizing blood donation camps to save the lives
of many, she said.
Red Cross Society has been supplying blood regularly to all
government hospitals, Military and Railway Hospitals in the state, she
said. She added, IRCS aims that “nobody
in the state should die because of want of blood”.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Over one hundred IT officials who have attended the meeting appreciated
the Governor’s call and assured that they would definitely take up the issue
with all interested employees considering it as a Corporate Social
Responsibility.
Emphasizing the importance of Red Cross Society activities she
said, in a special membership drive taken up in all over Telangana state from
November 1st, over 30 lakh youth and students have enrolled
themselves as members, Before the membership drive it was only 16 lakhs, she
added.
Secretary to Governor, Sri K. Surendra Mohan, General Secretary,
IRCS, Sri K. Madan Mohan Rao, and others attended.
-Press note
