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NITI Aayog organized the fifth edition of the Women Transforming India (WTI) Awards.
What are Women Transforming India (WTI) Awards?
Initiated by: NITI Aayog
Aim: To highlight the commendable and ground-breaking endeavours of India’s women leaders and change-makers.
Since 2018, the Awards have been hosted under the aegis of Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) with a special focus on entrepreneurship.
What is the Women Entrepreneurship Platform?
Launched by: NITI Aayog
Purpose: It is an aggregator portal that aims to catalyze the entrepreneurial ecosystem for women and address information asymmetry.
Pillars: The platform is built on three pillars, namely:
– Iccha Shakti represents motivating aspiring entrepreneurs to start their business
– Gyaan Shakti represents providing knowledge and ecosystem support to women entrepreneurs and
– Karma Shakti represents providing hands-on support to entrepreneurs in setting-up and scaling up businesses.
Source: This post is based on an article “NITI Aayog Organizes Fifth Edition of Women Transforming India Awards” published in PIB on 22nd March 2022
