NCW Organises Training Programme to Empower Women Traders of Manipur

A one-day ‘Capacity Building Training Programme’ has been organised by National Commission for Women for women traders of Manipur. The motive of this event was to create more entrepreneurial opportunities for the development of women traders with the help of the State Commission for Women. .

Manipur has the largest all-women market of Asia called Ima Keithel. It is run exclusively by women of Imphal, Manipur. NCW conducted this single day training programme, in its series of programmes in North-eastern states, women traders of three Ima Keithels to improve their livelihood, social security and overall quality of life.

Chief Minister of Manipur, N Biren Singh, participated as the Chief Guest in the programme. He encouraged women participants and appreciated the NCW programme for the encouraging the empowerment of women. He also said that one more market will be made soon and state will have eight such markets after its construction.

Rekha Sharma, Chairperson of NCW said that every sector in Manipur has good participation of women. They have shown that women can handle each and everything when needed. “We want women of Manipur to sell their products in the e-market as well. Women here must not limit themselves to Manipur. The world is changing and women must be aware of the technology so that their products can reach anywhere in the world. We will give them wings to fly and train them in e-commerce and other technology so that the world comes to know about these products,” she added.

Veterans from different parts and division of society have been invited to education women on topics like e-commerce, banking, tax laws etc. People from both the government and private sector also attended the event. The training session was divided into three sessions. The first session was on 'Knowledge of Relevant Banking Schemes and How to Use Online Banking'. The second session was on the topic 'Knowledge of Tax Laws/GST Laws and Tax Compliances and the third session was on 'E-Commerce Demonstration'.

The initiative of NCW with the participation of state Women Commission is said to open a number of opportunities. Women traders will get to know and implement the digital tools in their business. As Ima keithal has more than 3000 “Imas” (mothers) stalls, these types of training programmes can be helpful for them.