DoNER minister invites women entrepreneurs to northeast
Updated: Nov 17, 2015 04:31:40pm
New Delhi, Nov 17 (KNN) The Union Minister of Development of North-Eastern Region, Jitendra Singh has invited women entrepreneurs from across the country to invest in the north-east region and take a lead in developing the region as an industrial hub not only for India but also for the countries across the eastern borders.
Launching the ‘Swayam’ initiative of FICCI women wing in Guwahati on Tuesday, Singh said the unique advantage of any women initiative is that it has a wider social and public impact, also because a woman holds stake for at least three generations, that is, the generation of her parents and in-laws, the generation of her husband and brothers, and the generation of her children.
Appreciating the initiative he observed that the arrival of ‘Swayam’ in Guwahati will open a new chapter in the growth of northeast and at the same time also open new vistas of opportunity, not only for women but for the entire population of the eight north eastern states.
Earlier this year, the minister said a number of new initiatives have been undertaken by the Government of India to promote business, industry and consequential job avenues in the region.
In this regard, he referred to the “Organic Farming Mission”, which is being pursued in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Agriculture and will not only generate business but would also reinforce the identity of the region through its original products.
Similarly, he said, expansion of healthcare entrepreneurship in the region is also being worked out in a big way through private-public participation and it is a pleasant coincidence that even in the health sector, some of the leading women entrepreneurs have come forward to set up establishments in northeast.
Singh said in the contemporary society with the world becoming smaller and unipolar, the time has come to seek not mere employment but long-term employability and for this, FICCI women’s ‘Swayam’ initiative holds the promise to go a long way.
In addition, when we talk of ‘Act East’ policy to do business with the countries across the eastern borders, it is imperative to generate original growth products proximal to the eastern borders within Northeast so that they get takers across the borders, he added. (KNN Bureau)
Launching the ‘Swayam’ initiative of FICCI women wing in Guwahati on Tuesday, Singh said the unique advantage of any women initiative is that it has a wider social and public impact, also because a woman holds stake for at least three generations, that is, the generation of her parents and in-laws, the generation of her husband and brothers, and the generation of her children.
Appreciating the initiative he observed that the arrival of ‘Swayam’ in Guwahati will open a new chapter in the growth of northeast and at the same time also open new vistas of opportunity, not only for women but for the entire population of the eight north eastern states.
Earlier this year, the minister said a number of new initiatives have been undertaken by the Government of India to promote business, industry and consequential job avenues in the region.
In this regard, he referred to the “Organic Farming Mission”, which is being pursued in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Agriculture and will not only generate business but would also reinforce the identity of the region through its original products.
Similarly, he said, expansion of healthcare entrepreneurship in the region is also being worked out in a big way through private-public participation and it is a pleasant coincidence that even in the health sector, some of the leading women entrepreneurs have come forward to set up establishments in northeast.
Singh said in the contemporary society with the world becoming smaller and unipolar, the time has come to seek not mere employment but long-term employability and for this, FICCI women’s ‘Swayam’ initiative holds the promise to go a long way.
In addition, when we talk of ‘Act East’ policy to do business with the countries across the eastern borders, it is imperative to generate original growth products proximal to the eastern borders within Northeast so that they get takers across the borders, he added. (KNN Bureau)
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