NITI Aayog, which was earlier known as Planning Commission, is going to felicitate 75 women achievers through its Women Entrepreneurship Programme as part of Amrit Mahotsav to mark the 75th year of India’s Independence.
In its fifth year since inception, Women Transforming India Awards (WTI) 2021 will celebrate the contribution of women entrepreneurs towards ‘Sashakt aur Samarath Bharat’ – by building self-sufficient businesses and/or overcoming challenges via unique business solutions.
The WTI Awards is NITI Aayog’s endeavour to recognise and celebrate stories of exceptional women change-makers from across India.
Since 2018, the WTI Awards have been hosted under the aegis of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform with a focus on ‘Women and Entrepreneurship’.
The awards continue to bring to the fore, inspiring female role models charting impact across the country.
The previous editions have shed the much-needed spotlight on the stellar work of women-led businesses, both in commercial and social sectors.
This year, the WTI Awards are being launched in partnership with the UN, CISCO, CSR, FICCI and Grant Thornton Bharat.
The application form is available on https://wep.gov.in/, and applications will be accepted till December 31, 2021.
Women entrepreneurs can self-nominate or can be nominated by others as well.
Nomination can be done under one or more than one of the seven categories - Public and Community Service, Manufacturing Sector, Non-manufacturing Sector, Financial Products enabling Economic Growth, Climate Action, Promotion of Art, Culture and Handicrafts and Digital Innovation. Detailed guidelines for the submission of the application form and eligibility criteria are available on https://wep.gov.in/wep-faqs.
After the last date of submission, the applications will go through a three-stage evaluation process consisting of independent assessment, jury and super jury rounds.