Hyderabad, Dec 23 (KNN) In a bid to promote, women entrepreneurship in the state, Women Entrepreneurs (WE) Hub has announced to join hands with Startup India, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

The two will together launch Startup India’s flagship programme for women entrepreneurs called WING (Women Rise Together program in Telangana).

KT Rama Rao, Minister for IT, Telangana, who launched the Telangana edition of WING on Friday said that a lot of societal barriers have impeded the growth of women entrepreneurs in the country.

‘‘Besides promoting these women start-ups, we have also decided to support these selected start-ups with a total fund of `15 crore and grants of `125 lakh to `1 crore,” said KTR.

WE Hub has also partnered with Startup India for National Start-Up Award 2020 to help them recognize and reward outstanding women-led startups in the Telangana region.

Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary to the Department of IT, said, “Telangana has been at the forefront of bringing in policies and initiatives for women’s participation and building ecosystem enablers like WE Hub. WE Hub is the first of its kind in India to take women entrepreneurs and is helping 128 women entrepreneurs by creating multiple collaborations across socio-economic communities.”

''This partnership will empower the culture of promoting women entrepreneurship and creating a thriving ecosystem for women-led businesses in Telangana,” said Anil Agrawal, Joint Secretary, DPIIT, in a statement.

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