Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 12: In a move towards making health and environment a priority for all the staff and officers of EPFO Jammu, bicycles were handed over to all the staff and officers of office by Rizwan Uddin, Regional Provident Fund Commissioner – I, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
Speaking on the occasion, Rizwan Uddin, RPFC – I told that these bicycles may be used by staff and officers for daily commuting which will not only aid in attaining a better health and fitness but also make a positive contribution in making the city clean and green in addition to avoiding and minimising the traffic congestion especially in the times of increasing trend of sedentary lifestyle where lifestyle disorders such as obesity, hypertension, high blood pressure and diabetes among others are on the rise.
Sharing more details, Rizwan Uddin, said that the entire team of EPFO would ride bicycles together as 30 cycles were procured from the award money that the office received after being declared as ‘Best Performing Remote Office’.
“A committee was constituted to use the award money for employees’ welfare and Staff Welfare Committee of EPFO, Jammu took a unanimous decision to procure thirty bicycles for the officers and staff,” the Regional Commissioner said, adding, that the decision was taken considering various factors, including overall welfare of staff, long traffic jams in Jammu, cause of health and environment.
On this occasion sharing his experience of cycling, Rizwan Uddin, a passionate cyclist himself, said that initially hepursued cycling as a hobby and has reasons to believe that cycling contributes to a positive lifestyle. The office is around 8 Km away from his home and he has been in the habit of using bicycles as a mode of transportation and rides bicycle daily to the office and back home, and further said that cycling not only promotes good health among the staff, but also plays a significant role in reducing carbon footprint which ultimately helps our environment and saves money.
Follow our WhatsApp channel
