Incubation centre for tribal women entrepreneurs inaugurated in Warangal

Satyavathi Rathod said the dream of tribal women which was considered unimaginable, was being realised with the establishment of the incubation centre in Warangal.

Warangal Urban: Stating that the tribals are lagging behind the development, Minister for Tribal Welfare Satyavathi Rathod said that Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was striving to support the tribal women to become entrepreneurs. She said the dream of tribal women which was considered unimaginable, was being realised with the establishment of the incubation centre in Warangal.

The Minister has inaugurated an incubation centre for tribal women entrepreneurs at the YTC Building here on Friday.

Speaking on the occasion, Satyavathi Rathod said that development is not just about providing welfare schemes to households and giving pensions, but also empower every family to stand on their own feet and make them provide employment to other people. “Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is striving a lot for the upliftment of the tribals. As a part of this, an incubation centre is being set up through Tricor in association with ITDAs and We-Hub to transform tribals into entrepreneurs through the CMST Entrepreneurship and Innovation Scheme,” she said adding that the tribal women should take advantage of this opportunity to grow up and bring good name to the Tribal Welfare department and the State.

According to the officials, the Incubation Centre will provide a three-month training to 100 women entrepreneurs at a cost of Rs 40 lakh. On the other hand, 300 more women under the limits of ITDAs of Eturunagaram, Bhadrachalam, and Utnoor will be provided pre-incubation training.  “As many as 260 tribal women were already selected for the pre-incubation training,” said an official. The ITDAs will provide a free transport facility, lunch, and accommodation for the women entrepreneurs.

Government Chief Whip Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar, Secretary and Commissioner of Tribal Welfare Dr Christina Z Chongthu and other officials attended the programme.