Rural Development Minister Neelkanth Singh Munda said on Saturday that the government was all set to extend its help to every single aspiring woman entrepreneur in State. Speaking at the Women Entrepreneurship Conclave-2017 organised by Jharkhand livelihood Promotion Society and Information Technology (IT) and e-Governance Department, Munda appealed to the women to take benefit of government programmes being run in their respective areas for welfare of women.
“Jharkhandi women are not behind anyone in any field. They are playing an important role wherever they are, be it taking care of the kitchen, fields and animals. Many of them have achieved what they once desired of becoming empowered women while others are striving. Government is ready in all its capacity to help those aspiring women, as it created gender budget for the first time in Jharkhand and through many other welfare programmes,” said Munda.
The programme saw banking experts and multinational company representatives providing tips and offering suggestions to women present there. As many as 130 fresh startup ideas from aspiring women entrepreneurs emerged in the programmes in which 50 were selected for further assistance with best one from little Angel School and Balmadina Tigga bagging immediate assistance of Rs 1 lakh.
Addressing over 400 aspiring women entrepreneurs where IT department Secretary Satendra Singh and Director Umesh Prasad Singh, Rural Development Department Special Secretary Paritosh Upadhyaya, successful women entrepreneurs and others were also present, the Minister praised Women Self Help Groups (SHGs), the Sakhi Mandals, in State who started earning in the fields like poultry, towel weaving, school dress, milk, vegetables and many others with the help of government sponsored programmes exclusively for them.
“It is pleasing to see that women are becoming empowered through Sakhi Mandals. The government distributed smart phones to them and they are utilizing Mudra Yojna for starting small businesses. I am sure Jharkhand is going to show a new era of women empowerment,” said Munda.
Singh expressed strong hope of State emerging as a brand in the field of lac and its products before globe, as women are taking benefits of financial assistance from State and Centre sponsored government plans meant for them. He said the Conclave like this will help women. Shah said the programme was an opportunity for women to take benefit from experiences of successful women entrepreneurs.