Women sanitation workers of the Guntur Municipal Corporation beside an electric auto used for door-to-door garbage collection. Over 200 such women have been trained and employed under the initiative. X/@UNIDO_India

Women sanitation workers of the Guntur Municipal Corporation beside an electric auto used for door-to-door garbage collection. Over 200 such women have been trained and employed under the initiative. X/@UNIDO_India

The Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) has secured the 4th Gender Equality Mobilisation (GEM) Award, presented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) at the International Day of Women in Industry 2026 celebrations in Vienna on Wednesday (April 22, 2026).

Municipal Commissioner K. Mayur Ashok said the award was received on behalf of GMC by Sustainable Cities Project Manager and Industrial Development Officer Olga Rataj. Former Finnish President Tarja Halonen and senior UNIDO officials were among those at the event.


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