New Delhi: Seventy five women were conferred with the Women Transforming India Awards-2021 in recognition to their contribution towards a Sashakt Aur Samarth Bharat. NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform conferred the fifth edition of awards in New Delhi yesterday as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The awards were presented by an equally exceptional group of women including former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi, former Assistant
Secretary-General of UN Lakshmi Puri, former Chairperson of State Bank of India Arundhati Bhattacharya among others.
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant and Senior members of the Aayog including bollywood singer Kailash Kher were present at the event.
The Awards are NITI Aayog’s annual initiative to highlight the commendable and ground-breaking endeavours of India’s women leaders and change-makers.