AAMAR METRO

KOLKATA

PRESS RELEASE

METRO RAILWAY OBSERVES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Kolkata: Date-09.03.2026

International Women’s Day was celebrated in Metro Railway today i.e. o­n 09.03.2026 at Metro Rail Bhawan. Highlighting the importance of International Women’s Day, Shri S.S. Mishra, General Manager, Metro Railway in his speech urged all to come forward for achieving gender equality and providing equal opportunities to women to showcase their talent and deliver their best. All the women employees of Metro Railway are the role models of the society he added.

Guest Speaker Smt. Piyali Sengupta, Asst Professor, IISWBM, stressed o­n achieving the sustainable development goals for women for ensuring education, justice, health, self-reliance, sensitivity and equality. Smt Gopa Majumder, Principal Chief Medical Officer, Metro Railway discussed about different health issues of women employees and how to deal and address these matters.

Smt. Madhumita Mishra, President, MRWWO and Office Bearers of the MRWWO distributed mementos to women employees of Metro Railway in this programme.

All senior officers, Members of MRWWO and women staff of all departments actively participated in this programme. A Cultural programme was also held with the enthusiastic participation of women employees.