Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) has been conferred with the Social Leadership Award at the country’s first Women’s Business Mela organised by Women’s Entrepreneurship Council of Indian Chamber of Commerce, here.
SOA’s Public Relations Officer Subhadarshini Mishra received the award from Bollywood star and former Miss Universe Lara Dutta.
The five-day fair was virtually inaugurated by chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday. Minister of Higher Education, Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Arun Kumar Sahu and chairman of Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) Asit Kumar Tripathy were present.
More than 100 women entrepreneurs from different parts of the state participated in the fair.