GES 2017 : PM Modi hails India’s women power

Taking the stage to deliver the inaugural address of the opening ceremony of Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started off by saying, “Women are an incarnation of Shakti. Women's empowerment vital to India's development. Every developmental project has had an immense contribution from women. From our successful space projects to our government ministries, everything has women contributing to a great extent.”

Stating that this is the first time that the Summit is being hosted in Asia, he said that the Summit not only connects Silicon Valley with Hyderabad but showcases the close ties between India and America.

On women empowerment at



GES, he said, “GES will showcase women who have dared to be different. More than 50% delegates at the GES are women. India's history replete with women.”

Mentioning some of the major contributions of Indian women, PM Modi said, “More than 60 percent of workers in the agricultural and allied sector are women. Three of India's oldest High Courts headed by women. India's Mars Mission had immense contribution to women scientists. Not just in ISRO, even Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams contributed massively to US space projects. Hyderabad itself is home to world-renowned sportswomen like Saina Nehwal, PV Sandhu and Sania Mirza who have got laurels for the country.”