The Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ltd (UCCIL) conducted a workshop on Wednesday on “Women Entrepreneurs’ Interface” led by Jayashree Mishra, chairperson of the Women Entrepreneurs/ Narishakti Committee of UCCIL. Conducted in association with the World Trade Centre (WTC), Bhubaneswar, the participant women entrepreneurs displayed various indigenous products in textile, food processing, natural cosmetics and tin items manufacturing.

Principal Secretary to Government of Odisha Usha Padhee as chief guest encouraged the women entrepreneurs by sharing her domain knowledge and advising them to keep a very positive attitude and a consistency in their pursuit. She said, “Chase your dream, be competent, do good and it will return in many folds.”

Advisor of World Trade Centre and Chairperson of  Mahila Atmanirbhar Abhiyan Dr Rina Ray drew examples from Indian mythology and said that women who perform their responsibility with the right spirit get their due respect and honour in society.

Choudhury Jyoshna Das, convener of WTC Women Forum, World Trade Centre, urged the entrepreneurs for engaging more and more women from the downtrodden section.
PK Gupta, Joint Director, MSME, DI, Cuttack responded to the queries raised by the entrepreneurs. 

UCCIL president Dr Brahma Mishra, under whose expert guidance and leadership the workshop of a unique kind was organised for the first time, drew examples from the Scandinavian countries like Sweden and Norway which have demonstrated the maximum empowerment of women entrepreneurs in the world. He assured a brighter future for the women entrepreneurs as the Government of Odisha is planning to set up 30 Industrial Parks dedicated for women entrepreneurs.

A vote of thanks was offered by Garonica Mahapatra.