NITI Ayog today announced its support to women entrepreneurs in a big way. <br/><br/>Addressing a press conference on the conclusion of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad this evening, Niti Ayog CEO Amitabh Kant said, Atal tinkering labs will be specially set up at women-owned schools to promote innovation and instilling entrepreneurship among women at an early stage. <br/><br/>He said, a special cell will be set up to handhold women entrepreneurs and assist them to get fund. He further said, the Atal innovation will have a tie-up with T- Hub, the incubation centre of Telangana. <br/><br/>Overwhelmed with the way the summit was conducted, he said, it was organised in a seem less manner and displayed a spectacular spirit. Niti Ayog CEO called Hyderabad as Silicon Valley of India. Earlier, the three-day GES concluded with a plenary discussion on Promoting inclusive environments for Women Entrepreneurs. <br/><br/>Earlier, Telangana IT Minister Taraka Ramarao announced that a separate We- Hub, Women entrepreneurs Hub, will be set up to encourage entrepreneurship among women. He also announced a corpus fund of 50 crore rupees to extend assistance to women entrepreneurs. <br/><br/>The summit witnessed nearly 2000 delegates from over 140 countries including 500 investors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the GES on Tuesday. <br/><br/>US President' s Advisor Ivanka Trump led a delegation of nearly 40 entrepreneurs to the Summit. Our correspondent says, almost all successful entrepreneurs from different sectors interacted with the delegates to share their views and networking and mentoring of entrepreneurs took place at its peak during the summit.
News On AIR | November 30, 2017 8:06 PM
NITI Ayog announces its support to women entrepreneurs