Honble Shri Narayan Rane, Union Minister for MSME along with Honble Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, Minister of State for MSME launched special entrepreneurship promotion drive for Women - SAMARTH on the occasion of International Womens Day 2022 to provide them an opportunity to be self-reliant and independent by undertaking self-employment opportunities. Under this, 20 percent seats in free skill development programmes will be allocated for aspiring and existing women entrepreneurs. Besides, 20 percent of business delegations sent to exhibitions under for marketing assistance will be dedicated to women-owned MSMEs. The program was presided by Shri B.B Swain, Secretary, MSME, Shri Shailesh Kumar Singh, IAS - AS and DC, MSME, Ms. Sukriti Likhi, AS & FA, MSME, Mrs. Nidhi Khare, IAS, Add. Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Smt. Meeta Rajivlochan, IAS, Member Secretary, National Commission for Women , Smt. Alka Arora, JS-ARI & CMD, NSIC

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