SECMC launches

Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) and Thar Foundation have initiated “Thar Vendor Development Program”.

Narendar Suthar leads the project. The young dynamic Narender Suthar  from Mithi has done ACCA from Karachi and got a degree of Associate in Business Management from the USA through Full Bright scholarship. When he started Thar Vendor program in 2016, there was not a single local vendor working with SECMC.

Within one and a half year he has trained and registered more than 100 local vendors. He conducted a series of trainings which helped them in documentation and quality compliance.

Over the last 18 months, Thari vendors have received business of more than Rs.1 billion from SECMC. Local vendors provide services of catering, local transport, construction and general supplies. They have been networked with Karachi based large-scale suppliers.

These vendors have employed more than 1000 local people from Thar. A new stream of the local economy is benefiting local communities. – PR