Niti Aayog will set up a dedicated women cell to handhold and facilitate promotion of women entrepreneurs in the country. Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said, the cell would ensure all support to the women entrepreneurs.<br/><br/>To deal with the issue of mentorship, Mr Kant said priority would be given to girls school to set up tinkering labs. After conclusion of the three day Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017, he told reporter that the cell would handhold women entrepreneurs and acts as a facilitator and catalyst. <br/><br/>He said about 2,200 participants from 150 countries participated in the summit. Out of this, 53 per cent were women entrepreneurs. About 33 per cent of the entrepreneurs were below the age of 30 and the youngest was just 13 year old.<br/><br/>Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the event with Advisor to the US President Ivanka Trump. It was organised by Niti Aayog and the US government. The summit acts as a huge platform for networking and discussing business opportunities for women entrepreneurs.
News On AIR | December 1, 2017 6:43 AM
NITI Aayog to set up dedicated women cell to promote women entrepreneurship