8 December2021IN FOCUSBy WE TeamWOMEN ENTREPRENEURS DRIVE INDIA'S INNOVATIVE SUCCESS STORIES, SAYS DR. JITENDRA SINGHDr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy, and Space, said that women entrepreneurs are driving India's innovative success stories.Dr. Jitendra, who spoke at the opening session of the 12th batch of the Women Scientist Scheme-C, WISE-KIRAN IPR of DST training program here today, stated that many of the major scientific initiatives, like Gaganyaan, are lead by women scientists. Even during the COVID epidemic, he added, it was Northeast Women Self Help Groups that led from the front in supplying huge supplies of face masks in various inventive patterns and colours to complement the dress, and big branded businesses took their lead to make the same. The success tale phenomenon of women inventors in the nation, he added, is one of the essential foundations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's New India.Narendra Modi took various initiatives to institutionalize women's involvement in scientific activities shortly after assuming office as Prime Minister in 2014, according to the Minister. He emphasized that all women's welfare programs implemented after 2014 had a strong scientific foundation, whether it's the Swachh Bharat Mission to address health-care difficulties or Ujjawala free gas cylinders to combat the threat of toxic smoke damaging the lungs of rural women.Dr. Jitendra stated that graduates of the Women Scientist Initiative-C (KIRAN IPR) scheme account for 10 percent of the country's active patent agents. According to him, DST is actively involved in fostering an enabling environment for women in science and technology, with the `Wos C programme' having a substantial influence on India's IPR ecosystem. The Minister noted that it is not only empowering women but also producing human resources to improve the country's S&T ecosystem.Dr. Jitendra explained that the WoS-C scheme, also known as the WISE KIRAN-IPR, is being run by the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), a technology and policy think tank, to help women who have been unable to pursue careers in science and technology due to domestic responsibilities return to the workforce.The women scientist plan, according to Dr. Jitendra, was created in 2002 under the leadership of then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Referring to Prime Minister Modi's 2016 New IPR Policy, which includes various components such as promoting IP awareness, IF facilitation, and capacity building, the Minister stated that women may pitch in huge numbers and contribute to society by assisting in the cultivation and exploitation of patents.Dr. Jitendra explained that the WOS-C program is part of a larger DST initiative aimed at training women in IPR and related topics. He explained that THE SUCCESS TALE PHENOMENON OF WOMEN INVENTORS IN THE NATION IS ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL FOUNDATIONS OF PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI'S NEW INDIA
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