By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, FEB 04, 2025: UNION Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said here today that some of the women-led StartUps from India are making a global mark.

Not only this, the Minister said, even in difficult sectors like the Space, women-led projects have been hailed worldwide and cited the example of India's Solar mission "Aditya L1" which is led by Nigar Shaji who became known as ISRO's "Sunny Lady".

Dr Jitendra Singh said, women-led development is a key priority of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's governance agenda with the vision that women-led startups will place India on the global map in the years to come and our women entrepreneurs have the potential to realise that goal.

Speaking to a delegation of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry - Ladies Organisation (FICCI-FLO), led by its YFLO Delhi President Dr. Payal Kanodia, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, the Prime Minister has laid out the vision of Indian startups leading the global innovation race, with women-led businesses at the forefront across sectors. He also said, from 2014 onwards, women empowerment has got a practical meaning with many of the welfare schemes including entrepreneurship promoting schemes like PM MUDRA and PM Vishwakarma schemes largely benefiting the women workforce. He further said, women entrepreneurship is being promoted in a big way under the leadership of Narendra Modi.

The Union Minister further said, the paradigm shift in women empowerment has enabled our womenfolk to increasingly assume leadership role in every sphere of life and every profession, moving away from a long-held participatory role.

Dr. Jitendra Singh also told the delegation that nearly 70 percent of the youth who have availed financial assistance under PM Mudra Yojana are women to set up their own means to earn livelihoods for themselves, and become job providers for others. He also asked the delegation to contribute at its best to realize the vision of Prime Minister Modi's a developed India by 2047, adding that the government has taken upon itself to scale up capacity building of its youth population including the young women.

The Union Minister further told, the exclusive asset of India, the traditional artisans and craftsmen, has been brought into the mainstream with the launch of PM Vishwakarma by the Prime Minister. He said, the traditional artisans and craftsmen are as integral as anything in Indian society who have kept alive the centuries old traditions and crafts of the country but were never taken care of since independence. He further said, it was only possible under the Modi regime that this integral part of the society is supported and skilled now with the launch of the new scheme and under this Scheme the Government is not only providing free training to the beneficiaries but also giving them stipend during the training period with no liability on parents of the artisans and craftsmen.

Dr. Jitendra Singh also said, the Modi Government has taken many revolutionary steps to provide employment avenues to its youth populace by launching various schemes and also by revolutionizing the work culture in the country by combining the best features of Indian tradition with modernity keeping in view the diversity of the country.