“ 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
ENTERPRENEUR
ACCEPT 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 Anr
vs 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 Requirements
The 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