The 21st century has seen the transformation of Indian women – from the vestibule of house she is now all set to conquer the outside world. Be it global beauty pageants or the corporate board rooms – she has made her presence felt and broken all shackles, she is no more confined to traditional jobs but has made forays in high-tech fields like research, aviation and space. Needless to say that the new Indian women have arrived. The progressive transformation of society after independence has seen Indian women coming out of her traditional role and making forays into territories which were dominated by man. She has been a harbinger of change in literally all aspects of existence, be it education or entrepreneurship, engineering or aviation, corporate or culture, she has spearheaded with the spirit of change.

Recognizing their achievements and to create more awareness about their contribution to the society, FRIENDZ EXHIBITIONS & PROMOTIONS has dedicated a special segment to Women. This will provide information about various schemes of Central and State governments for the welfare opportunities and financial assistance. The platform will also provide information about various national and international agencies and non governmental organizations involved in coordination, monitoring and funding for women oriented programmes and framing of related policies. This statement will also display the achievements of meritorious and adventurous Indian women in various walks of life during the period of last six decades.

Focus of women Pavilion will be on the following  

• Education facilities for women
• Vocational training to educated women
• Career prospectus available to educated women
• Government policies
• Grants of aids for development projects
• Entrepreneurship programme for rural women in agriculture
• Schemes for women in science and technology
• Incentives for higher education
• Employment opportunities in defence services
• Financial assistance for carrying out research and development
• Financial assistance for cottage industries & small scale industries
• Development of cooperative programmes
• Health & family welfare particularly in rural areas.
• Ayurvedic / herbal Cosmetics
• Health & fitness
• Gems & Jewellery
• Health & Nutrition
• Holiday & Honeymoon packages

Core sectors

• Agriculture
• Power
• Petroleum  & gas
• Khadi & Textiles
• Rural Development
• Science & Technology
• Defence
• Urban Development
• Horticulture Board
• Education and Human Resource Development
• Tribal Affair
• Social Justice
• Health
• Small Scale Industries
• IT & Telecommunication
• Finance ( Banking & Insurance )
• Department of Women and Child Development
• Tourism & Culture

Concurrent with the exhibition there will be Seminars on ‘Women Entrepreneurship’.