According to Government of India:
“A woman entrepreneur is defined as an enterprise owned and controlled by a woman and having a minimum financial interest of 51 percent of the capital and giving at least 51 percent of the employment generated in the enterprise to women”. “Woman who innovates, imitates or adopts a business activity is called woman entrepreneur”. 21st century is the century of telecom, IT and financial institutions. Women’s expertise in all these industries has made them emerge as a force to reckon with. Many of these industries are headed and guided by women as pioneers and avericks. They have ventured to build enterprises, to discover their relevance and meaning of life in themselves. But still in relation to the women population, the trend has not been spectacular. As per 1991 census, only 185900 women accounting for only 4.5% of the total self employed persons in the country were recorded. Majority of them are engaged in the unorganized sectors like agriculture, agro based industries, handicrafts, handlooms, and cottage-based industries.
There were more than 295680 women entrepreneurs claiming 11.2% of the total 2.64 million entrepreneurs in India during 1995-96. This is almost double the % of women (5.2%) among the total population of self employed during 1981. The present rate of 30% success of EDP training was likely to go up to 45% with growing experience and improved techniques of training and follow up. The women were to be given training in self employment/entrepreneurship of shorter duration as well as some training in trade and skill areas.
“A woman entrepreneur is defined as an enterprise owned and controlled by a woman and having a minimum financial interest of 51 percent of the capital and giving at least 51 percent of the employment generated in the enterprise to women”. “Woman who innovates, imitates or adopts a business activity is called woman entrepreneur”. 21st century is the century of telecom, IT and financial institutions. Women’s expertise in all these industries has made them emerge as a force to reckon with. Many of these industries are headed and guided by women as pioneers and avericks. They have ventured to build enterprises, to discover their relevance and meaning of life in themselves. But still in relation to the women population, the trend has not been spectacular. As per 1991 census, only 185900 women accounting for only 4.5% of the total self employed persons in the country were recorded. Majority of them are engaged in the unorganized sectors like agriculture, agro based industries, handicrafts, handlooms, and cottage-based industries.
There were more than 295680 women entrepreneurs claiming 11.2% of the total 2.64 million entrepreneurs in India during 1995-96. This is almost double the % of women (5.2%) among the total population of self employed during 1981. The present rate of 30% success of EDP training was likely to go up to 45% with growing experience and improved techniques of training and follow up. The women were to be given training in self employment/entrepreneurship of shorter duration as well as some training in trade and skill areas.
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