The Ministry of Women & Child Development has proposed the setting up of a Women’s Entrepreneurship Council for taking up with the government the problems faced by businesswomen. The Council, modelled on the lines of chambers of commerce, will seek to resolve issues through policy changes. A note to this effect will be sent to the Union Cabinet for approval soon, said Ms. Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister for Women & Child Development, here on Friday. Inaugurating ‘Wellness Rules!’ – Proactive Well-Being Conclave organized by FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO), Young FLO (YFLO) and Sleepwell Foundation, Ms. Gandhi said that the Council should be up and running within a year. The Conclave was held to celebrate International Women’s Day. Ms. Gandhi said that in order to eliminate begging by children, the Ministry has decided to come down heavily on those indulging and promotion the social evil. To this end, an AntiTrafficking Bill is to be posed for Parliamentary approval shortly. She said that her Ministry was also working on an App to curb harassment to women in any form. The App, named ‘Shouting App’ would allow the victim to reach out to 10 people near her to keep the perpetrators at bay before the arrival of the police. The App is expected to be functional by this month end. Speaking about the conclave, Ms. Vinita Bimbhet, President, FLO, said, “Proactive Community Wellness is not just about what each of us do as individuals. It is also about how, as a group of empowered and privileged women, we can affect each other and the impact that we can have together on the health of our community”. Ms. Trupti Gupta, Chairperson, YFLO Delhi, emphasized that community wellness is an all important topic that needs to be addressed by young people like us. She said, “All of us need to get out of our comfort zone and work together for the betterment of our society.” Ms. Namita Gautam, Managing Trustee, Sleepwell Foundation, said, “For all of us women, irrespective of our class, strata and urban luxurious living, the stakes are very high. So, by working together, we have to ensure that our surrounding community remains healthy holistically – physically, emotionally, creatively, intellectually and spiritually.
Chikungunia, pollution, increasing crime and unrest are some of the issues that affect us all. And we can’t escape from them anymore”. The highlight of the event were addresses by eminent personalities – Ms. Rashmi Malik, Secretary, Spic Macay, Ms. Deepa Malik, Motivational Speaker and Athlete; Dr. Naresh Trehan, Chairman and Managing Director, Medanta-The Medicity; Ms. Debjani Ghosh, Vice President, Intel South Asia; Mr. Anshu Gupta, Founder-‘Goonj’; Mr. Vivek Agnihotri, Film Director & Producer; Ms Anju Modi,Fashion Designer; Ms Pallavi Joshi, Film & TV Actor & Filmmaker; Ms. Aishwarya Dhanush, Film Director, Singer & Classical Dancer; Ms. Rene Singh, Singer & Music Composer; along with Manzil Mystics Group
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