Dr. Daggubati Purandeswari unveils ASSOCHAM Listening Post (ALP)

Hyderabad, 29th July, 2013: Dr. Daggubati Purandeswari, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, unveiled ASSOCHAM Listening Post (ALP) for Andhra women at an event organized by the Hyderabad Chapter of ASSOCHAM Ladies League (ALL) in Taj Deccan today, Dr. Purandeshwari said, “This is a great initiative by ALL to provide right judicial support and guidance to the troubled women of Andhra Pradesh ” Developed by ALL, ASSOCHAM Listening Post is a web portal and helpline for women that facilitates reporting of crime against women and channelizes assistance.

"These days women issues are occupying the centre stage and need to be addressed immediately. We hope our online portal will be a major catalyst in creating awareness and support to women, ” said Ms Suman Gahlot, Chapter Chairperson, Hyderabad Chapter -ASSOCHAM Ladies League and General Manager, Taj Deccan. She added “Initially this portal will provide assistance to people in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. We are committed to this service and are planning to grow this helpline portal throughout Andhra Pradesh. ”

Begum Bilqees Latif, a renowned figure in the city, said that “access to this empowering portal will help prevent violence and crimes against women and also help women to resolve their problems proactively. ”

Mr. Sailesh, the chief architect of this web portal said that, “ASSOCHAM Listening Portal offers the accurate knowledge and guidance required by women to know their rights and seek appropriate guidance. ”

About ASSOCHAM Ladies League
ASSOCHAM Ladies League (ALL) has a most unique vision of connecting women across the globe and strengthening them in as many ways as possible. ALL has India’s ace women leaders and entrepreneurs as members who have come together to build a foundation of support and empowerment for every women in every part of the world. ALL follows a model of distributed leadership so that every lady member can contribute and create, thus bringing new dimensions, directions and diversity in women’s leadership. The overarching aim of ALL is to create a world wide web of women to support and empower one another, beyond boundaries. Presently ASSOCHAM Ladies League has 23 Chapters in: Ahmedabad, Alabama, Bucharest, Chicago, Colombo, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Kolkata, Ladakh, Los Angeles, Ludhiana, Manila, Miami, New York, Noida, Ottawa, Port Louis, Ranchi, Uttarakhand, Vancouver, and Washington, D.C. (For more details about ASSOCHAM Ladies League, visit: www.aall.in)

About ASSOCHAM
ASSOCHAM initiated its endeavor of value creation for Indian industry in 1920. Having in its fold more than 350 Chambers and Trade Associations, it serves more than 0.4 million members from all over India. It has witnessed upswings as well as upheavals of Indian Economy, and contributed significantly by playing a catalytic role in shaping up the Trade, Commerce and Industrial environment of the country. Today, ASSOCHAM has emerged as the fountainhead of Knowledge for Indian industry, which is all set to redefine the dynamics of growth and development in the technology driven cyber age of'Knowledge Based Economy'. (For more details about ASSOCHAM, visit www.assocham.org)