GAIL launches first of its kind incubation cell to nurture entrepreneurial skills of spouses of employees

GAIL (India) Limited, today launched an incubation cell which is first of its kind in the industry to educate them about the start-up environment and provide mentorship, training and assistance with the necessary tools to begin their own ventures, via an exchange filing.

It is a unique attempt by the company to nurture the entrepreneurial skills of spouses of its employees.

Christened 'GAIL Abha', the initiative was launched today, a day ahead of Internationa) Women's Day, by Shakun Gupta, the first lady of GAIL and Sandeep Kumar Gupta, Chairman & Managing Director, GAIL in presence of R K Jain, Director (Finance), Deepak Gupta, Director (Projects), Ayush Gupta, Director (HR) and their spouses.

GAIL attracts employees of high caliber and most often, their spouses are also professionally qualified and talented.

However, the presence of GAIL townships mostiy at remote locations offers very little scope for such talented lot to utilize and exhibit their strengths and find suitable professional engagements.

While addressing this need, 'GAIL Abha' is expected to enable the spouses of employees to have a professionally satisfying experience and contribute to the economy and society in a positive way.

Speaking on the occasion, Sandeep Kumar Gupta said, "Th is platform will help the spouses of our employees to realise their potential and capabilities and fulfil their dreams of being engaged in some professional or entrepreneurial venture."

Ayush Gupta, Director (HR) said, "GAIL has launched its unique Incubation Programme - a five layered program spread over 30 weeks, with the objective to build their ideas into flourishing businesses."