The women and child development ministry has prepared a draft Cabinet note on setting up a women entrepreneurship council. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/MintNew Delhi: A government platform for aspiring businesswomen where they can seek mentoring, raise funds and register their companies could soon be a reality. The women and child development ministry has prepared a draft Cabinet note on setting up a women entrepreneurship council. In 2016, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi had launched an online marketplace for women entrepreneurs called mahila e-haat, when she conceived the idea of a council for aspiring businesswomen. The ministry also supports women in the unorganised sector by providing micro credit for livelihood support through its Rashtriya Mahila Kosh programme.

Source: Mint January 21, 2018 06:56 UTC