Attending NITI Aayog Women Transforming India Awards 2018

I had the honour to be invited to the Niti Aayog Women Transforming India Awards 2018 held on 16 December 2018 at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra.

This was the third edition of the online contest launched and organized by NITI Aayog and the United Nations in India. The first edition was in the year 2016.

The contest felicitates women entrepreneurs who have made an impact on the community through their initiatives.

According to the Sixth Economic Census released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, women constitute only 14% of the total entrepreneurship in India.

It comes as no surprise that women have to walk down the harder road for the same destination in this gender biased world.

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Women Transforming India Awards 2018

Yuri Afanasiev, UN Resident Coordinator
Sania Mirza
SatyaJeet Singh,
Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India

The event had numerous inspirational women entrepreneurs like Sania Mirza, Radhika Ghai, Shelly Batra, Shivani Wazir Pasrich and many more.

Over the last two years, the campaign has received over 5,000 entries and recognised over 25 women change makers, who are affecting positive change in their communities.

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About the WEP Portal

The WEP portal which was launched on March 8 by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, is aimed at reducing this gap.

Using this portal, one can access a repository of information on Government Schemes and compliance.

The campaign was supported by many prominent individuals — including Smriti Irani, Minister of Textiles, Government of India; Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog; Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog; Sania Mirza, tennis player and more.