Question : Who launched a special campaign ‘Empowering the Greater 50%’ on June 19,2020 ?
(a) Smriti Irani
(b)Debasree Chaudhuri
(c) Nirmala Sitharaman
(d) none of the above
Answer (a)
Related facts
Context
- Union Minister Smriti Irani launched a special campaign ‘Empowering the Greater 50%’ onJune19,2020.
- This is a a FICCI and FLO initiative spearheaded by Dr Sangita Reddy, President, FICCI.
Campaign/Initiative
- Initiative targets to impact the lives of 1,00,000 women in India over the next three years.
- As a first step, this initiative aims to build a network of visionaries and influencers who could pledge their time and resources to support this campaign.
- The program is designed to enhance entrepreneurial and decision-making skills through engagements such as mentorship programs, access to finance, business accelerators, training women to get into boards, special guidance to marginalized women on a business framework and financial models etc.
FLO
- FLO (FICCI Ladies Organisation) was established in 1983, as a division of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and industry (FICCI) which is the apex body of industry and commerce in India.
- As an All India Organisation for women, FLO has 17 Chapters pan India – Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Northeast, Pune and Uttarakhand, with its Head Office in New Delhi.
By — Pankaj Pandey