AMU Prof invited as a speaker in Annual Women Economic Forum

Aligarh : Prof Sheeba Hamid, Coordinator, Master of Tourism and Travel Management (MTTM), Department of Commerce, AMU joined the Global Edition of Annual Women Economic Forum 2022, held at JW Marriott Hotel, Aerocity in New Delhi as a speaker on 27th December, held along with the G100 India meetings. The theme for the edition was “Bridge the Gap: Agenda for G20’.

Prof Sheeba speaking on Empowering Rural Women through Rural Tourism, said, “the problems encountered by the rural women entrepreneurs are completely different from those of their urban counterparts as majority of the Indian women live in villages, therefore, the development of rural women entrepreneurship is necessary for the true development of our country’s economy”.

“The Government of India and the Planning commission of India have acknowledged that rural women entrepreneurship is to be promoted for economic development. Rural Tourism can provide lot of chances for rural women development through entrepreneurship.’’ she concluded.