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Cover Story Women Power

ARULMOZHI

IS SUPPLYING SALMON FROM

MADURAI TO DELHI

rulmozhi Saravanan has emerged as an example
Afor those women whose dreams die somewhere You can also take advantage of GeM Portal
between taking care of the house and raising children. The GeM portal was launched by Prime Minister
But Arulmozhi, who hails from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, did Narendra Modi to eliminate corruption in government
not take it as an impediment, but as a challenge. Due procurement. Now all the purchases done in every
to the responsibility of two children on her shoulders, government office are done online through this. Further
she could not go out to work, so instead, she thought details can be obtained from https://gem.gov.in.
of doing some business from home. She registered
herself on Government e-Market Place (GeM) portal. SHe-Box Self Defense Initiative
She faced a financial problem when she got a big order. The online system Under the Samagra
But its solution was found through Pradhan Mantri for reporting and Shiksha Abhiyan, the
Mudra Loan Yojana. Arulmozhi says, "she received a monitoring sexual teaching of self-defense
loan by producing only an Aadhar card and one photo. harassment cases tricks to girls up to class
Earlier it was unimaginable to get loan so easily."Now was launched in 6-12 in government
she is supplying Salmon from Madurai itself. Her 2017. schools has started.
Salmon is now reaching Prime Minister's Office, to the
Ministry of Defence and External Affairs through the ABORTION LIMIT INCREASED TO 24 WEEKS: In
GeM portal. She has also provided employment to 4 order to provide relief to women victims of violence,
the government has recently approved the Medical
people through her business venture. Now as she looks Termination Pregnancy Act, in which the time limit for
forward to expanding her business she is planning to abortion has been increased from 20 weeks to 24 weeks.
give employment to 40 people.

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