The Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE) on Friday stressed on the need to encourage women pursue career in science and research field for their social-economic upliftment.
Addressing the two day sensitisation workshop primarily for Science and Technology for women, Archana Sharma, an Indian Forest Services (IFS) officer said the involvement of women in Science and Research field in the country is very low.
She stressed upon the need for popularisation of government schemes for women in the rural areas of the state.
Sharma said the Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development (SEED) Division has been set up under the Department of Science and Technology for the purpose.
“It could provide opportunities to motivated scientists and field level workers to take up action oriented and location specific projects aiming towards socio-economic upliftment of poor and disadvantaged sections of the society through appropriate technological interventions, especially in the rural areas,” she said.
Under SEED, efforts have been made to associate concerned National Labs, science and technology institutions with each major programme so as to build-in expert input, utilise infrastructure and link it up with grassroots initiatives, she said.
Scientists and Professors from various Universities of northern India participated in the workshop and its main objective was to understand the details of science and technology for women programmes catalysed and supported by the SEED Division of DST.
Joint Member Secretary, HIMCOSTE, Kunal Satyarthi said there was need to encourage women to pursue career in science and research field as it could empower them alleviate their drudgery.
The workshop was jointly organised by SEED Division of the Science and Technology department Government of India.