Tag Archives: Committee on Empowerment of Women

Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY) is the first women-centric self employment scheme to develop entrepreneurship among rural women in regions that produce coir fibre. The production of coir fibre in recent India has increased in a substantial manner. The scheme was officially launched in 1994 under the policy – “Training, Extension, ...

News: Parliamentary panel has also recommended flexible working hours for women employees to help them balance their professional and family responsibilities and to provide safe and convenient work environment in the banking sector. In a report on ‘Working Conditions of Women in Public Sector Banks’, the panel said that PSBs ...