HDFC Bank and Master Card today announed Tauseef Rehman as regional winner from Kolkata for their #CelebrateHERos campaign for his outstanding campaign for women empowerment in the city and initiating 'swaach' campaign in his own way.
Rehman received Rs eight lakh as a regional winner. He had been working for women empowerment in the slums, focusing at rag-pickers.
"We educated more than 6000 girls in city and built around 50 toilets in the last six years and plan to build some 200 more in four slums," Rehman said.
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HDFC Bank branch banking head (east) Atul Barve said "At HDFC Bank, we believe that the best way to celebrate women is empowering them. By recognising and rewarding people who had been working steadfastly for women empowerment, we want to give greater impetus to the cause."
HDFC Bank said they had received 200 enteries and total seven regional and one national winner were announced.
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