Hyderabad, June 11, 2025: The Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs of India (COWE) has launched its 20th Aveksha Day Care Centre, a free facility for the children of industrial workers and underprivileged families, at the Technocrat Industrial Estate in Balanagar, Hyderabad.
This is a project supported by SIDBI Foundation towards the operational cost of 20 centres.
The new centre, located within the premises of KRSSTJ Integrated Technologies, was formally inaugurated by Dr. G Babu Rao, International Director, Association of Lions Clubs International. The inaugural ceremony was graced by GR Surya Raj, Chairman, KN MIS Service Society; Mr. Vishweshwar Rao Japala, President, Technocrats Association; and COWE Founder Directors Ms. Uma Ghurka and Ms. Madhu Tyagi.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Babu Rao commended COWE’s commitment to empowering working women and announced a financial support of ₹60,000 per year for five years, both from himself and a fellow Lion, to cover the running expenses of the new centre.
Industrialist and senior Lion member J. Jaganmohan Reddy has generously offered the 500 sq. ft. space rent-free, foregoing ₹25,000 per month. Mr. Japala also pledged support for the day-to-day operational needs of the centre.
The Aveksha Day Care Centre will cater to 20 children, aged 6 months to 6 years, providing them with safe, nurturing care from 9 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Saturday. The Balanagar Technocrat Industrial Estate, one of the city’s oldest, is home to over 250 industrial units employing more than 10,000 workers, many of whom are women with no access to quality childcare.
“While the rich can afford daycare and preschools, poor industrial workers have no such option. Aveksha bridges this gap—and it’s completely free,” said Ms. Uma Ghurka. .
Ms. Madhu Tyagi added that COWE has set up 9 centres in industrial colonies, 6 in urban bastis, and 4 at construction sites, making a tangible impact on nearly 450 first-time working mothers and providing direct employment to 50 women.
The centres are typically 800–1,000 sq. ft. in size, equipped to accommodate 20–30 children, and staffed by a caregiver, an Aayamma (helper), and a security guard. Regular training, audits, and vigilance ensure high standards of care and safety.
COWE, with 1800 women entrepreneurs across 12 states, has made Aveksha (meaning “care”) its Mother’s Day gift to working mothers—a mission to empower women through practical, on-ground support.
On the occasion new slates were donated to the kids. Ms Uma Ghurka has extended her gratitude to all IALA n Industries Associations, because of whose support many of these centres could be set.