Start-up Scheme for Women

22 Jul 2023

Context: 

The Government launched the ‘Startup India initiative’ in January 2016 to foster India’s startup culture, promote economic growth, support entrepreneurship, and generate employment opportunities. 

Key Points:

  • The initiative also focuses on strengthening women entrepreneurship through policies and enabling networks.

Measures to Promote Women Entrepreneurship in Startup India:

  • Fund of Funds for Startups Scheme: Measures taken to promote women entrepreneurship include reserving 10% of the fund (Rs. 1000 crore) in the Fund of Funds for Startups Scheme operated by SIDBI for women-led startups.
  • Virtual Incubation Program for Women Entrepreneurs: Virtual Incubation Program for Women Entrepreneurs supports 20 women-led tech startups with pro-bono acceleration support for 3 months.
  • Dedicated Webpage for Women Entrepreneurs: A dedicated webpage on the Startup India portal provides policy measures for women entrepreneurs from both Central and State Governments.
  • Awareness and Capacity-Building Workshops for Women Entrepreneurs: The department conducts awareness and capacity-building workshops specifically for women entrepreneurs, covering various topics and sharing success stories of entrepreneurs. 
    • These workshops cater to both aspiring and existing women entrepreneurs.
  • WING (Women Industrialist Network Groups) Program: It is a capacity development program for existing and aspiring women entrepreneurs. 
    • It offers mentoring sessions in areas such as Venture Ideation and Business Model Validation, Governance, Marketing/Branding, Finance & Financial Decisions, and Mastering Customer Acquisition Strategy & Scaling-up.

News Source: PIB

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