NITI Aayog launched 4th edition of Women Transforming India Awards 10/08/2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau – Tags:

Women Transforming India Awards

(NITI Aayog)

WHAT

The NITI Aayog launched the Fourth Edition of Women Transforming India (WTI) Award in New Delhi.

The Women Transforming India Awards is being organized in collaboration with the United Nations to recognize women entrepreneurs from across India.

Nominations for the awards are open and nominations can be filed on behalf of individuals or by the individual themselves.

 

THEME 2019

This year’s theme is ‘Women and Entrepreneurship’, in continuation of the theme for WTI Awards 2018.

 

HIGHLIGHTS

WhatsApp has collaborated with NITI Aayog for WTI Awards 2019 and will be providing support amounting to US$100,000 to the award winners.

 

WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP PLATFORM

  • The Women Entrepreneurship Platform is an initiative by NITI Aayog to promote and support aspiring as well as established women entrepreneurs in India.
  • The platform is assisting and handhold women in their journey from starting to scaling up and expanding their ventures.
  • Women Entrepreneurship Platform has more than 5,000 women entrepreneurs registered.
  • It has more than 30 partners and, has committed funding of more than US$10mn for these startups.

 

BACKGROUND

  • Since its inception in 2016, the WTI awards have been recognising and celebrating stories of exemplary women from across India.
  • WTI Awards 2018 received more than 2,300 nominations.
  • 15 women entrepreneurs doing inspirational work from diverse sectors viz. Renewable Energy, Education, Sanitation, Art and Culture, Social Innovation and Impact, were recognised.

 

Source: PIB

 

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