Internship scheme: Women participation grows to 41%

THE PERCENTAGE OF females applying for the PM internship scheme (PMIS) has jumped from 31% in the first round of the pilot project to 41% in the second round, the government informed the standing committee on finance.

- MANU KAUSHIK

The government said that the increase in women participation can be attributed to the mass outreach programmes carried out by the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) and various state governments. In addition, a bunch of changes that were made into the scheme helped in drawing a larger number of females, the MCA told the panel.