India News | Very Few Entrepreneurs Have Utilised the Services of Mahila E-haat Portal: WCD
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Very few entrepreneurs have utilised the services of Mahila E-haat portal as only 321 women are registered under it, the Women and Child Development Ministry said on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) Very few entrepreneurs have utilised the services of Mahila E-haat portal as only 321 women are registered under it, the Women and Child Development Ministry said on Wednesday.
Mahila E-haat is a direct online marketing platform of the government that leverages technology for supporting women entrepreneurs/SHGs/NGOs for showcasing the products and services which are made/manufactured/undertaken by them.
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Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, WCD Minister Smriti Irani presented data according to which 361 women entrepreneurs are registered in Mahila E-haat portal.
"As evident therefrom, very few entrepreneurs have utilised the services of this portal," she said in a written reply.
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She said the government has promoted platforms such as Government e-Market Place (GeM) and e-market place managed by National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) to support the entrepreneurs.
"In view thereof, the possibility of transfer of Mahila E-haat to an e-market access development related department has been explored," she added.
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