Ms Vasvi Bharat
Ram took over as the President of FICCI
Ladies Organisation (FLO), the oldest women business chamber of Southeast Asia
and the women’s wing of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &
industry (FICCI) at the conclusion of its 33rd
Annual Session on April 14th, 2017.
An entrepreneur herself,
Ms Bharat Ram is the Joint Vice Chairperson of the Executive Committee of The
Shri Ram School and a member of Shri Educare Limited. Both these entities set
up and run quality education institutions both in India and abroad. After
completing her education in England, Vasvi returned to India and started her
own business in wrought iron furniture. In a short period she grew the business
into a successful enterprise.
Ms Bharat Ram’s diligent
approach to business and her conscientious initiatives towards the society has
been a testimony of her Leadership skills and traits. A multifaceted
personality, Ms Bharat Ram been associated with several Industry bodies, trade
and women’s welfare organizations.
Vasvi has also been the
Chairperson of Young FICCI Ladies Organization and is currently on the board of
the Young Presidents Organization and has played an instrumental role in
enhancing the presence and reach of YFLO Delhi. She spends most of her time in
her academic interests and in bringing up her
Children.
Development of
entrepreneurship among women has been central to FLO’s philosophy and mission.
Taking this vision forward, Ms Vasvi’s focus during her tenure would be to
increase women’s participation in the process of economic development and to
create a pool of resources, by skilling them at Grassroots, middle & senior
level.
“Educating and empowering
women is the catalyst for rapid socio-economic growth of the country. With
India entering into its next phase of growth, it is expected to add 110 million
people to its workforce in the next ten years’, including youth and women.
According to a study conducted by McKinsey Global Institute in 2015, if India
can increase women’s labor force participation by 10 percentage points (68
million more women) by 2025, India could increase its GDP by 16 Per Cent .”
said Ms Ms Vasvi Bharat Ram , President , FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO)
“This, however is an
uphill task if we go by the current statistics of participation of Indian women
in its workforce. On the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index, the ranking
of Indian women in economic empowerment is 0.3, where 1.0 means equality.”she
said .
“Keeping these trends
into consideration, FLO will continue to work towards the inclusion of more
women in the workforce through skilling initiatives in the fields of telecom,
transport and e-commerce, initiatives for grassroots women, providing support
to women entrepreneurs’ through Swayam which is our business consultancy cell,
conducting directorship training and helping place women on Corporate Boards
through the FLO Women Directors program. We will also expand and strengthen our
initiatives to compliment Government programs like Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and
Make in India.” Ms Bharat Ram added
“We intend to work
towards a more inclusive future and hope that our efforts will lead to
effective and informed policy solutions that will empower women, make a
positive impact and change many lives.” She said.
Besides,
Ms Aparna (Pinky) Reddy has taken over as the new Sr Vice President and Ms
Harjinder Kaur has been elected as the FLO’s Vice President for the year
2017-18.
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