“ CORPORATE SECTOR IN INDIA SOCIO-

LEGAL ISSUES & CHALLENGES :

WOMEN ENTERPRENEUR

PRESENTED BY

Dr. ADITI KAUSHAL

WHO IS AN ENTERPRENEUR?

- individuals who have ideas for products or new inventories and/or services

- Who turn into a working business.

- Who contributes to the society

- Who can bring together workforce

WOMEN ENTERPRENEUR

WE +MEN

QUALITIES OF A GOOD FEMALE ENTERPRENEURACCEPT CHALLENGES

MOTIVATION

IMAGINATIVE

ATTRIBUTE TO HARD WORK

PERSISTENCE

ABILITY AND DESIRE TO TAKE RISK

PROFIT EARNING CAPACITY

PATIENCE

PROGRAMMES BY GOVERNMENT Poverty Alleviation and Economic Empowerment of Women

Schemes of Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying Fisheries

Scheme on Development of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture

Assistance to Cooperatives

National Bamboo Mission

Central Poultry Development Organisation

Development of Commercial Horticulture through Production and Post-Harvest Management

Promotion and Strengthening of Agricultural Mechanization through Training, Testing & Demonstration

Gramin Bhandaran Yojna

Marketing Assistance Scheme

Scheme of Support to Voluntary Agencies for Adult Education and Skill Development

Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI)

Performance & Credit Rating Scheme for Small Industries

Entrepreneurship Development Institutions (EDIs) Scheme

National Award Scheme/ Guidelines [Launched by Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise

(MSME)]

PROGRAMMES AND SCHEMES LAUNCHED

• The United Nations Development Program constituted eight Millennium Development Goals (MDG)

• The Ministry for Women & Child Development

• The National Commission for Women

• Mission Poorna Shakti

• Schemes of National Scheduled Tribes Finance and development Corporation (NSTFDC);

• Integrated Child Protection Scheme;

• Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana;

• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA); Swadhar

MAJOR ENACTMENTS FOR WOMEN PROTECTION & EMPOWERMENT

• 1. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956

• 2. The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (28 of 1961) (Amended in 1986)

• 3. The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986

• 4. The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 (3 of 1988)

• 5. Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

• 6. The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of misuse) Act 1994 [3]

• 7. The Companies Act 2013

• 8. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION and REDRESSAL) Act, 2013

• 9.The Criminal law (amendment) Bill, 2013

• 10. Women’s Reservation Bill (The Constitution 108th Amendment Bill)

• 11. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

IMPORTANT CASE LAWS

Tuka Ram And Anrvs State Of

Maharashtra, 1979 AIR 185, 1979 SCR

(1) 810 ( Amendment in

Indian Rape Laws)

Air India Vs Nargesh Meerza,

[(1981) 4 SCC 335] (

contribution towards women

right to equality)

Mohammad Ahmed Khan Vs Shah

Bano Begum, 1985 AIR 945, 1985 SCR

(3) 844 ( Maintenance for muslim women

after three divorce)

Mackinnon Mackenzie Vs

Audrey D’costa, 1987 AIR 1281( First judgment under Equal

Remuneration Act)

Sarla Mudgal Vs Union of India

1995, AIR 1531, 1995 SCC (3) 635 ( Implementation of Uniform Civil

Code)

Vishaka Sawhney Vs State of Rajasthan, AIR 1997 SC 3011, (1998) ( Protection for working women

at workplace)

The Companies Act 2013 ( Amendment)( Section 149) Mandatory RequirementsThe Securities and Exchange Board of India vide its circular dated 17th April, 2014 made it mandatory for

a) All the listed companies to appoint at least one Woman Director on their Board of Directors by 31st March, 2015 in alignment with the requirement of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013, under corporate governance norms.

b) Every other public company having paid up share capital of Rs. 100 crores or more or

c) turnover of Rs. 300 crore or more as on the last date of latest audited financial statements,

shall also appoint at least one woman director within 1 year from the commencement of second proviso to Section 149(1) of the Act.

LIST OF INDIAS TEN WOMEN ENTERPRENEURS

Nita Ambani Chairperson Relience Foundation

Chanda Kochhar Head ICICI Bank

Arundhati Bhattacharya MD SBI BANK

Indra Nooyi Chairperson PEPSICO

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Chairperson Biacon

Vandana Luthra Head VLCC

Vinita Gupta CEO LUPIN

Naina Lal Kidwai Chairperson HSBC

Ekta Kapoor Chairperson Balaji Films

Ritu Kumar Chairperson Ritu Wears

Shahnaz Hussain Chairperson Shahnaz Hussain Group

Jyoti J.Naik Chairperson Lijjat Pappad