A group of transgender people and women from low income backgrounds, on Saturday achieved the feat of stitching and delivering 75,000 Indian national flags in just 10 days. The group associated with a Mumbai based NGO, Indian Development Foundation (IDF), participated in the central government initiative, “Har Ghar Tiranga” and made the delivery to Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC). Training for the group of 500 people was undertaken under the NGO’s ‘Sui Dhaga’ project.

mid-day had earlier highlighted about IDF’s initiative to teach tailoring to slum-based women free of cost to make them self-reliant. CEO and national Coordinator (IDF), Dr Narayan AB Iyer, said “VVCMC provided us with the required materials for stitching the flags as per the approved size of three feet by two feet.”