Setting up of Women’s Entrepreneurship Council to be posed for Cabinet approval soon: Maneka Gandhi

New Delhi, Mar 3 (KNN) The Ministry of Women & Child Development has proposed the setting up of a Women’s Entrepreneurship Council for taking up with the government the problems faced by businesswomen.

The Council, modelled on the lines of chambers of commerce, will seek to resolve issues through policy changes.

A note to this effect will be sent to the Union Cabinet for approval soon, said  Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister for Women & Child Development, here on Friday.

Inaugurating ‘Wellness Rules!’ – Proactive Well-Being Conclave organized by FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO), Young FLO (YFLO) and Sleepwell Foundation, Gandhi said that the Council should be up and running within a year.

The Conclave was held to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Gandhi said that in order to eliminate begging by children, the Ministry has decided to come down heavily on those indulging and promotion the social evil. To this end, an Anti-Trafficking Bill is to be posed for Parliamentary approval shortly.

She said that her Ministry was also working on an App to curb harassment to women in any form. The App, named ‘Shouting App’ would allow the victim to reach out to 10 people near her to keep the perpetrators at bay before the arrival of the police.

The App is expected to be functional by this month end. (PIB Inputs)