Nirmala Sitharaman: Modi govt has taken many women-centric decisions, says finance minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted several women-centric policy decisions taken by the government, including permanent commissioning of women officers and raising maternity leave from 12 to 26 weeks. She also mentioned efforts to promote entrepreneurship among women, such as providing credit facilities under the PM Mudra Scheme and reservation under the Fund of Fund for women-led startups. She expressed satisfaction that 20 out of 111 unicorns are led by women. Additionally, she mentioned the public procurement policy ensuring 3% of purchases are from women-led businesses and the ...
Source: indiatimes.com