Status of Women in Pune and Overview of Women Entrepreneurs :
Women from Pune are well educated, progressive, forward looking and well versed with the latest technology and posses good skill sets. Although the society does not go out of their way to encourage women; generally the society does not oppose women in entering business or different professions.
Mostly, it is their choice to become housewife or become a career woman. Women are working in wide range of technical/non technical professions right from aviation to traditional teaching job.
Pune is a safe city having professional environment. It has many vocational training institutes even specially designed for women e.g. SNDT home science college, where courses are offered on the subjects like nutrition, textile design, child psychology etc, Cummins college of engineering for women which offers engineering courses in electronics and telecommunication, IT, mechanical, instrumentation etc. Hence women have variety of educational as well as professional opportunities at Pune.
Not only the percentage of working women is increasing but women entrepreneurs is also increasing as women see the benefit of independence and flexibility of working hours.
Although large no. of women entrepreneurs are looking after their family business or have a low tech businesses like food products, jewelry, now an icreasing number of women entering into technical fields like IT, manufacturing, transport,travel and tourism etc.
Government Schemes for MSME’s
• Guidelines for International Schemes
http://msme.gov.in/guidelines_schemes.pdf
• Package Scheme of Incentives
http://industry.maharashtra.gov.in/FinalWebSite/images/gr_psi%202007.pdf
• Form I - For New Units
http://industry.maharashtra.gov.in/FinalWebSite/images/application%20form_i_psi%202007_non%20mega.pdf
• Form IV - For Existing Units
http://mcciapune.com/pdf/FormNo4.pdf