The women should be encouraged at every level in the businesses. This was stated by the Sindh Minister for Youth Affairs, Faisal Subzwari. He was talking on the occasion of a presentation here on Wednesday by the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA). The minister was of the view that encouragement of women in the businesses would enable them to exhibit their entrepreneurial skills and talents. He said that for provision of opportunities to women, projects would be initiated initially in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur and that later this would be extended to other districts in the province. The Minister was informed in the presentation the SMEDA would provide finance to such businesswomen where the number of employees in the organization is below 30. These businesses would be run by the women and initially they would be extended loan of Rs. two million. It was further informed that the loan facility would be made available in education, publication, engineering, real estate, IT, tourism, fruits, vegetables, poultry and other important sectors.
