ITC Welcomgroup given Helen Keller award

ITC Welcomgroup, the Hotels Division of ITC Limited was conferred the NCPEDP-Shell Helen Keller award for the third time in recognition of its substantial contribution to the cause of promoting employment opportunities for differently abled people over an extended period of time.

ITC Hotels has already employed more than 207 people with disability across its hotels. Keeping in mind their specific skills, over 200 differently abled have been employed in diverse functions like housekeeping, teleworking, bakery and entertainment. This unique endeavour is in line with ITC's philosophy of synergising long term shareholder value creation with the superordinate purpose of enhancing societal capital.

ITC's hotels business, ITC-Welcomgroup, has established that if provided with an opportunity to work and become self-sufficient, people who are differently abled can contribute to the workplace, families and the community. ITC-Welcomgroup has taken a positive step in this direction by employing people who are differently abled across their hotels.

Special badges for the visually impaired, whistles for hearing impaired employees to use in an emergency and sign language classes for the staff to communicate with them are just a few examples of how ITC-Welcomgroup has created an atmosphere of sensitivity and caring.