CII Partnership Summit- Women and growth summit 2026
Dedicated technology park to be established exclusively for women to encourage women entrepreneurship: Chandrababu Naidu
Women can achieve great success when given opportunities:Chandrababu
Women must focus on technology and seize emerging opportunities
Visakhapatnam: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said a dedicated technology park will be established exclusively for women, with free land and incentives to encourage women entrepreneurship. He said the coalition government providing enhanced incentives to women entrepreneurs and he will facilitate the participation of five women entrepreneurs from Andhra Pradesh at the Davos Summit.
Participating in the ‘Women and Growth Summit-2026’, organised as part of the CII Partnership Summit held here under the theme ‘The Women Who Will Shape the Next Economy: Leadership, Capital, Ambition’, Chandrababu Naidu said though women secured five positions in the recent corporation elections in Andhra Pradesh, we provided opportunities to eight women to serve as mayors.Gender discrimination begins from birth. Society still follows the mindset that sons remain with parents while daughters are married off and sent away.It is encouraging to see Nirmala Sitharaman steering the country’s economy. Women can achieve great success when given opportunities, he added.
The Chief Minister said DWCRA women are repaying 99.6 per cent of the loans taken by them.Andhra Pradesh has 1.13 crore women members in Self-Help Groups (SHGs), with a corpus fund of ₹30,000 crore. These groups are now generating a turnover of nearly ₹1 lakh crore.Women can turn even ₹10 into a business worth ₹100. Through the Swayaṁ Andhra brand, we are creating markets for products manufactured by DWCRA women. The Chief Minister said he introduced 33 per cent reservations for women in education and employment. Women are now earning more than men in the IT sector.It is encouraging that women account for 50 per cent of representation in local bodies. They are educated, and even the Visakhapatnam Mayor is a woman.We have provided opportunities to highly educated women to serve as mayors, chairpersons and Zilla Parishad chairpersons.All political parties must work towards ensuring 33 per cent reservation for women in legislative bodies.According to a recent survey conducted by O.P. Jindal University, Andhra Pradesh ranks second after Goa in providing equal opportunities.My vision is to ensure equal opportunities for everyone and enable all sections of society to progress.Recently, we distributed house-site pattas worth ₹50,000 crore covering 60,000 beneficiaries in Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Mangalagiri, enabling women to own valuable assets.When property is registered in women’s names, they are more likely to protect and preserve it. Women currently account for 35.8 per cent of the workforce in Andhra Pradesh. We aim to increase this to 50 per cent soon.Around 20,000 women are employed at the garment manufacturing unit of Brandix in Visakhapatnam. The Global Toy Park is expected to create 30,000 jobs for women.Investments are coming to Kuppam, Anantapur and other parts of the State. A large share of the employment opportunities generated through these projects will go to women.Women are making remarkable contributions to natural farming and are imparting extensive training to farmers. Natural farming is currently being practised across 25 lakh acres in Andhra Pradesh.Women’s safety is among the highest priorities of the State Government, and there will be no compromise on this front.The P4 initiative and Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model are benefiting women and enabling them to create wealth.Leaders such as Suchitra Ella and Chandrajit Banerjee must work towards eliminating inequalities in society. As Chief Minister, I encouraged Suchitra Ella and Krishna Ella to invest in biotechnology. The same institution went on to save millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.Prime Minister Narendra Modi supplied vaccines to several countries, reflecting the capabilities and achievements of the institution.Women must become role models by not only benefiting from society but also giving back to it.
The Chief Minister urged corporate organisations to adopt Bangaru Kutumbams (golden families) under the P4 initiative. Citing an example he said a woman from Kuppam who once worked in a brick manufacturing unit eventually became the owner of the same enterprise. She now earns ₹25 lakh annually.At the next CII Partnership Summit, women should account for 50 per cent of participation. We will support both the political and economic empowerment of women.Suchitra Ella is an adviser to the State Government. Andhra Pradesh has 54 handloom clusters, many of which are being led by women’s groups.
The Chief Minister said Women must focus on technology and seize emerging opportunities. They have all the capabilities required to excel in these fields.
Former Union Minister Smriti Irani, representatives of the CII Alliance for Global Good, industrialists and women leaders attended the summit.Discussions focus on providing women with access to capital, market opportunities, technology, skills and leadership training.CII President designate Suchitra Ella said women must play a leading role in India’s development and emerge as entrepreneurs, investors and innovators.
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