WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP PLATFORM 2.0

Feb. 28, 2019

The NITI Aayog launched the upgraded portal of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform 2.0.

About:

  • Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) is the first of its kind unified access platform to help to realise the dreams of Women Entrepreneurs across India.

  • It seeks to act as a medium for various stakeholders in the economy to come together and offer integrated services such as Incubation Support, Mentorship, Funding avenues, Compliance, Marketing Assistance etc for women entrepreneurs in India.

  • Background:
    • In November, 2017, NITI Aayog in partnership with the Government of the U.S.A hosted the 8th Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad, India with the theme of ‘Women First, Prosperity for All’.

    • To take the idea forward, CEO, NITI Aayog announced setting up of WEP.



Source : PIB