Preliminary Meeting at Srinagar

FLO is widening its reach to various regions across the nation and creating a niche as a pan- India organization for women empowerment. FLO currently has 13 chapters – Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow- Kanpur, Ludhiana, North East and Pune with its head office in Delhi.
FLO is now geared up to make an addition to its chapters with the 14th chapter in Jammu & Kashmir, the 6th largest state of the country.
Ms Vinita Bimbhet, President- FLO said, “J&K stands 29th among Indian states in rankings based on ease of doing business and reforms implementation, according to a study by the World Bank and KPMG. The government has an industrial policy that offers attractive incentives along with a single-window clearance mechanism.” speaking to a gathering of women from J&K at Hotel The Lalit Grand Palace at Srinagar.
She also added, “When it comes to competitive entrepreneurship, women in J & K have grabbed a significant foothold in various industries. FLO endeavors to promote women entrepreneurs and professionals and assist women entrepreneurs to grow them professionally in the State and the launch of this Chapter will help bring existing entrepreneurs, potentials entrepreneurs and other professionals under the FLO umbrella. I look forward to work collectively towards nurturing the new chapter and work towards the objective of FLO to empower women from all spheres”.
J & K Chapter will work towards promoting entrepreneurship and professional excellence in women, as also undertake various activities pertaining to women empowerment at three levels- grassroots, middle & senior, through various capacity building, skill up gradation, policy advocacy , industry round tables and thought leadership amongst other activities.
The Chapter will also aim at enhancing the capabilities of women through appropriate awareness, training and development programmes that enables women to contribute towards India’s socio economic growth by fulfilling their individual potential.
Ms Khair-Ul Nisa, World Trade Centre (WTC) India Head has partnered with FLO in bringing this chapter to fruition.