W Bengal Governor Tripathi inaugurates Women Science Congress

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New Delhi : Expressing the need for women empowerment through innovative use of technology built within institutional arrangements, West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on March 18, 2018, strongly emphasised that women need to be brought into the  mainstream of national development.

Inaugurating the 7^th Women Science Congress at the ongoing 105^th session of Indian Science Congress at Imphal, Tripathi pointed out that representation of women in science and technology is less than expected. He added that proper education, motivation and maximisation of human resources are the need of the hour. “ Women empowerment may be through innovative scientific activities and integrating action-oriented literacy. The  7^th Women Science Congress is a significant step towards nation-building,” Tripathi stated, according to a PIB release.

Speaking on the occasion, General Secretary, Indian Science Congress Association, Prof P P Mathur said that participation of women in the field of science and technology must increase. He underlined the need to frame guidelines to increase the participation of women. Representing the Ministry of Science & Technology, Scientist ‘F’, Namita Gupta pointed out that the Ministry launched the India-US Fellowships in December 2017 to encourage research by women in the field of science and technology.

The Governor of West Bengal also released a souvenir of Women Science Congress on the occasion. The first Women Science Congress was held in 2012.