Gist Of PIB | Women Transforming India Awards For UPSC IAS Current Affairs Preparation

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NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) is organising the fifth edition of the Women Transforming India Awards (WTI)

Gist Of PIB For UPSC IAS Current Affairs Preparation

Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) is a portal that aims to catalyse the entrepreneurial ecosystem for women and address information asymmetry.
Its objective is to build a vibrant ecosystem for women-led enterprises.
The platform also strengthens the industry linkages and spreads awareness about the existing programmes and services.
About 900 women entrepreneurs have been benefited through the 77 programmes hosted on the platform.
The platform also played a key role during the Covid pandemic by conducting webinars to assist businesses of women entrepreneurs like the “Masking It Up campaign”, whereby support was extended to women-led small businesses in India that were impacted due to the pandemic.

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Women Transforming India Awards is an annual initiative of NITI Aayog that highlights the commendable and ground-breaking endeavours of India’s women leaders and change-makers.
As part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75 years of India’s independence, the WTI Awards will be conferred to 75 women achievers to celebrate their contribution towards a ‘Sashakt Aur Samarth Bharat’.
The awards will be conferred to women based on their contribution in various fields such as;
- Public and Community Service
- Manufacturing Sector
- Non-manufacturing Sector
- Financial Products enabling Economic Growth
- Climate Action
- Promote Art, Culture and Handicrafts
- Digital Innovation

Gist Of PIB For UPSC IAS Current Affairs Preparation