Promoting entrepreneurship culture among women will pave way for accelerating economic growth, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, School Education Minister, said on Wednesday, while addressing a seminar on the topic at at Srimad Andavan College of Arts and Science.
Women entrepreneurships in the State account for only 13%, and the participation has to be scaled up, he said, inaugurating the two-day seminar on 'Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Government Schemes for Women and Youth', organised by the Department of Women's Studies, Bharathidasan University. The event also marked the 16th annual conference of Women Entrepreneurs' Association of Tamil Nadu.
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