International Women’s Day 2023: International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8th every year, not only to support and help women going through different social and economic struggles but also to uphold their achievements, recognize extraordinary efforts and courage, and encourage other women to achieve more. This year, following the directives of the UGC, Ministry of Education, Government of India, notice D.O.No.2-712023 (CPP-II) dated 1st February 2023, International Women’s Day is celebrated to mark and recognize the efforts of women by presenting “Nari Shakti Puraskars” at the national level to recognize exceptional work undertaken toward women's empowerment. Honoring this initiative, the Women’s Empowerment Cell on behalf of GITAM University took the privilege of conducting events along similar lines and presented awards to women who have done remarkable work in various fields. With ‘Naari Shakti Puraskars’ International Womens Day at GITAM Visakhapatnam campus was celebrated on 8th March at Shivaji Auditorium by:

• Awards in different categories to Women Leaders, faculty and Non-teaching staff.
• Girl students from different Institutes with remarkable achievements
• Launch of the wellness program WoW “Wellness of Women” initiative. Motivational talks by eminent speakers. Acknowledging the importance of wellness for employees (physical, mental, and emotional) not only to improve productivity but also a positive vibe, organizations have come up with various initiatives. The responsibility of influencing the Young Minds Women of Wellness (WoW) program was initiated on 8th March 2023. Women enrolled in the program will attend different wellness programs organized by WEC like talks, workshops, contests, and wellness activities (such as a walkathon, fitness programs/ health camps, or gym) and accrue “Wellness Points” which can be redeemed at GIMSR as discounts. Dr. Gunasekaran, Registrar GITAM University, Dr. Gitanjali Batmanabane, ProVc Medical Sciences have inaugurated and graced the occasion.