{"id":62236,"date":"2026-02-05T18:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/sashakt-nari-viksit-bharat-chintan-research-foundation-announces-its-first-national-conference-on-women-led-development\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T18:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:48:31","slug":"sashakt-nari-viksit-bharat-chintan-research-foundation-announces-its-first-national-conference-on-women-led-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/sashakt-nari-viksit-bharat-chintan-research-foundation-announces-its-first-national-conference-on-women-led-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Sashakt Nari Viksit Bharat Chintan Research Foundation Announces Its First National Conference on Women-Led Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong><span>New Delhi [India], February 05:<\/span> <\/strong>Acknowledging India\u2019s commitment towards inclusive growth, Chintan<strong>\u00a0Research Foundation,\u00a0<\/strong>gets ready to host its inaugural\u00a0<strong>National<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Conference titled \u2018Sashakt Nari, Viksit Bharat\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>on<strong>\u00a026 February 2026 at the Hyatt Regency, New Delhi<\/strong>. \u00a0The day-long conference will bring together senior policymakers, thinkers, scholars, industry experts, and the senior cadre of bureaucracy and governance to assess progress, identify gaps, and outline a future-facing roadmap for advancing women-led development in India, with a focus on key aspects that align with CRF\u2019s areas of research, which include climate change, economy, industry, geopolitics, security studies, governance and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last decade, India has made notable strides in enabling the development of, by, and for women through landmark initiatives such as\u00a0<strong>Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, the Jan Dhan\u2013Aadhaar\u2013Mobile (JAM) trinity, and Digital India,<\/strong>\u00a0significantly expanding women\u2019s access to education, financial inclusion, employment opportunities, and digital infrastructure. However, women\u2019s workforce participation and economic contribution continue to be limited by persistent structural, social, and economic barriers. Strengthening women-led development remains critical to realising the vision of the Hon\u2019ble Prime Minister, of an inclusive and equitable\u00a0<strong>Viksit Bharat by 2047.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEquality on paper is insufficient without sustained attention to implementation and ensuring change happens\u201d, shares Mr. Shishir Priyadarshi, President CRF.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99020\" src=\"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PNN-41.jpg\" alt=\"Sashakt Nari Viksit Bharat Chintan Research Foundation announces its first national conference on women-led development-PNN\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/p>\n<p>In this background, the conference would touch upon pressing subjects related to women empowerment including the growing care economy and the crucial role women play in it; the dynamic trajectory of women entrepreneurship; the role of women as climate changemakers at grassroot level etc. Eminent speakers from all walks of life will be part of the proceedings. The day-long programme will feature a series of\u00a0<strong>thematic panel discussions and fireside conversations\u00a0<\/strong>across priority sectors<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The inaugural session of the conference will have an address by the Chief Guest,<strong>\u00a0Hon\u2019ble Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt Annpurna Devi,\u00a0<\/strong>followed an address by the Guest of honour,<strong>\u00a0Dr. Priti Adani.\u00a0<\/strong>The morning session shall also have the official launch of the book titled \u2018<strong>Sashakt Nari, Viksit Bharat: Women-Led Development @ 2047<\/strong>\u2019 edited by Shishir Priyadarshi and Dr. Cchavi Vasisht.<\/p>\n<p>Further discussions will examine the expanding role of women in economy and entrepreneurship, the unpaid care economy,\u00a0<strong>sports and security, politics and governance, global geopolitics and diplomacy<\/strong>, and the\u00a0<strong>implementation and impact of laws related to women\u2019s rights and access to justice<\/strong>. A dedicated session on\u00a0<strong>women in cinema<\/strong>\u00a0will highlight the shift from representation to authorship and leadership in storytelling, alongside the growing global recognition of women-led Indian cinematic projects. Followed by a cultural program by Fouzia Dastango, an\u00a0<strong>artist of the 16th century storytelling art, Dastangoi<\/strong>.. The evening culminates in an\u00a0<strong>awards ceremony honouring women leaders\u00a0<\/strong>driving transformative change across sectors.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi [India], February 05: Acknowledging India\u2019s commitment towards inclusive growth, Chintan\u00a0Research Foundation,\u00a0gets ready to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62237,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[1332],"class_list":["post-62236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/risingentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}