In its efforts to make women in the state self-reliant, The Maharashtra Government has proposed to set up separate trade zones for women in the state. Women will now be able to run their own businesses in these specially demarcated zones after availing special licenses and movable stalls. Speaking to media persons in Mumbai today, Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Varsha Gaikwad said that the suggestion in this regard was made by her father and Congress MP Eknath Gaikwad. She added that the state government is also working on a programme that will involve availing special licenses and movable stalls for women Self Help Groups to start businesses under flyovers and bridges across Mumbai and Maharashtra.