8 AUGUST2023INFOCUSINFOCUSAnurag Singh Thakur, the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports informed the Rajya Sabha today that a total of 3,092 women are receiving training through Sports Authority of India's Sports Promotion Program.Around 1,239 female athletes have been trained under the Khelo India Scheme, said Anurag Thakur. He added that the Target Olympic Podium Scheme covers 85 elite female athletes across a variety of sports disciplines.The minister stated that there is a specific element of Sports for Women under the Khelo India scheme that emphasizes Sports disciplines where women participate less frequently. According to Anurag, the Khelo India women's leagues are being organized under this section. 14 different Sports competitions have already been held all over the nation.The Khelo India initiative is a Sports development program started by the Indian government to promote and help local talent and Sports. The initiative aims to identify and develop young talent for a variety of Sports, as well as promote sports at the grassroots levels. 3,092 FEMALES TRAINED THROUGH SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA'S SPORTS PROMOTION PROGRAMEDII & NTPC COLLABORATE TO EMPOWER WOMEN THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIPEntrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad, an institute recognised by the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India has recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the CSR Division of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC).Under the MoA, EDII will enable New Enterprise Creation among the underprivileged women in the vicinity of NTPC Noida. EDII will set up a Cold Compressed Oil Unit to benefit the underprivileged women. Appropriate training and handholding to the participating women will be provided. In total, 30 women from self-help groups will be rendered independent and empowered over one year.NTPC has taken this initiative as a part of its CSR activity of empowering women and making them entrepreneurial and self-sustaining.EDII implements several programmes for women entrepreneurship and empowerment as a CSR initiative for various corporate houses including Accenture, HSBC, TATA Communications, Amazon India, Facebook, ONGC, BAYER, HCL, etc. So far, the institute has impacted over 39,142 women's lives across the country. Their vehicle of choice include sensitisation programmes, entrepreneurship competency-building programmes, domain and skill training, networking and marketing exposure, and handholding support.
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