May 6 : Empowerment is the degree of strength and confidence that enables people to stand with authority for their interests.
Men play a vital role in women's empowerment by thinking beyond the conventional orthodox belief toward women and supporting them psychologically and socially instead of fastening them into shackles.
Gradually women are earning many accolades emerging as successful entrepreneurs getting involved in business not only for survival but to showcase their creativity and prove their capabilities.
Mr. Saubhagyaa R Swain is a protagonist who has been working on elementary education for girls and women empowerment by starting a project "Social entrepreneurship and economic empowerment of women in India." The project focuses on the foundation's work in changing the contexts around the World. It is aiming to make an impact on the highlighted issues through three sustained interventions at the educational, social and economic levels. It also looks forward to encouraging women's participation in decision-making:
The project is also setting up a psychology based "mindset" training program that consists of skills like exploring new opportunities, goal setting, planning, and overcoming obstacles and improving the women entrepreneurs in business performance and their personal initiation. This training program is incessantly running in Orissa, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu addressing the women who are facing deeper psychological and social constraints.
Under the training project, we are conducting awareness drive to empower the marginalized groups or under privileged women of the society, by bringing the awareness regarding the initiative taken by the government towards the women empowerment. The Indian Government has launched various policies, programs, and incentive schemes to promote women entrepreneurs. Such encouragement and incentive schemes have induced women to undertake business comfortably. Some institutions assess women in their start-ups, and commercial banks have also come up with financial assistance for women entrepreneurs. Both Central and State Governments provide infrastructural facilities, raw materials, tax exemptions, special grants, subsidies, and concessions to women entrepreneurs. The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises of the Indian government has emerged as the torchbearers of women empowerment. The Udyogini Scheme was launched under the Women Development Corporation to encourage poor women entrepreneurs. Other government schemes are the Bhartiya Mahila bank, Annapurna scheme, Stree Shakti, etc.
There is no chance for world welfare unless the condition of women is improved. A bird cannot fly on only one wing, once quoted by Swami Vivekananda. The message conveys that women have the potential and play a vital role in the economic development of the family and country. However, everyone must understand the value of gender equality as a necessary step for a prosperous and sustainable world. Family and government must look forward to the encouragement and supporting women. India needs to empower its colossal women force into a human resource.
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