Question: By whom Women Entrepreneurship Platform was launched recently?
(a) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(b) NITI Aayog
(c) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(d) Ministry of Labor and Employment
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On March 8th, 2018, NITI Aayog launched the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
- The initiative is aimed at building an ecosystem for women across India to realize their entrepreneurial aspirations, scale-up innovative initiatives and chalk-out sustainable, long-term strategies for their businesses.
- CEO, NITI Aayog,Amitabh Kant, launched the WEP platform at NITI Aayog premises in the capital today in presence of UN Resident Coordinator in IndiaYuri Afanasiev, Kailash Kher, industry leaders and supporting partners.
- The WEP theme song “Naari Shakti”composed and sung by Shri Kailash Kher was released on this occasion.
- Nominations for the Women Transforming India Awards, 2018 were also opened by Amitabh Kant and Yuri Afanasiev.
- It aims to power a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem through an enabling network of industry collaborations, partnerships, mentors and peer-to-peer connect.
- WEP is to operate within a broader framework of industry collaborations and partnerships, which cut across sectors in the economy.
- From providing unique services such as credit evaluation of women-led startups by CRISIL and potential equity investments through an INR 10 crore fund established by DICE Districts, the WEP opens up avenues of growth and opportunity for women entrepreneurs.
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