MACCIA

Women Entrepreneurs Wing

Women Wing:

The Chamber has set up its Women Entrepreneurs Wing in 1974, under the Chairmanship of Mrs. Sharayu Daftari, Ex- Vice President, MCCI. It was set up with the objective to promote entrepreneurship among women & to guide the existing women entrepreneurs. Today this Wing has completed 25 yeas.

The Wing has been actively involved in arranging various programmes for Women Entrepreneurs so that they will be able to market their products. The Wing has successfully developed many Women Entrepreneurs and also regularly conducts training programmes, discussion meetings, workshops and exhibitions. From 1986 to encourage Women Entrepreneurship, the Chamber has started giving Women Entrepreneurship Awards.

Establishment	1975
Founder Chairperson	Mrs. Sharayutai Daftary
Ex-Chairperson	Smt. Vaidehitai Dongre Smt. Sumatidevi Dhanavate Mrs. Sushama Deodhar Mrs. Meenal Mohadikar Mrs. Indutai Kothari Mrs. Ranjana Kolambekar Mrs. Jyoti Doshi
Ex-Co-Chairperson	Mrs. Padmaja Wankhede Mrs Gulshan Quatra Smt. Madhuri Sapre Smt. Meenakshi Dadhe Mrs. Anjali Walsangkar
Present Chairperson	Mrs. Urvashi Dharadhar
Present Co-Chairperson
Ladies Wing - Nashik Branch Chairperson	Mrs. Nilima Patil
Ladies Wing – Contact Person- Secretary	Mrs. Ujwala Dalvi (22855859 / 60)

Working structure of the wing

• Since 1986, organise Mahila Awards function to encourage the lady entrepreneurship in the state of Maharashtra

• Hold meetings in every month on various subjects like marketing, project report, investment, accountancy, personality development etc. Arrange various types of demonstration, guidance lecture of well established women entrepreneurs.

• Conduct training programmes, workshops, get-together and study tours all over Maharashtra.

• Organized exhibitions of the products made by women entrepreneurs at prime location in Mumbai and outside Mumbai also

Frequently organize interactive meetings with Government officials, Bank officials to guide women entrepreneurs