Indian Govt launches Vigyan Jyoti, GATI, helpline number & web portal: On the Eve of International Women Day (held on 8th of March 2020), a helpline number and web portal is been launched for women students, researchers, entrepreneurs and scientists.
Vigyan Jyoti– is an Initiative that will create a level-playing for the meritorious girls in high school to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in their higher education.
Gender Advancement for Transforming Institution (GATI)– will develop a comprehensive charter and a framework for assessing the Gender Equality in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in their higher education.
Online Portal for Science and Technology Resources– An online portal for Science and technology resources for women will provide E-resources related to all women-specific government schemes, scholarships, fellowships, carrier counseling with details of subject area experts from various disciplines in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
The Helpline No. 011-2656 5285 would clear doubts cleared related to programs of Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST). Now, this Helpline will provide handholding to women scientists in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and will be available during office hours (09:30 am to 05:30 pm) during working days.
Speaking on the occasion (International Women Day), Union Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Science and Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan said, “It is important that women in science explore the opportunities and take benefits of the schemes available for them. All the students and researchers can get information about the schemes on one dedicated number. This will also help them to pursue their career and if they are finding any difficulty with fellowships they can get guidance from here”. He also said that as a society we must move from tokenism to totalism, especially when it comes to creating a gender parity culture in Indian science.
Honorable President of India Ram Nath Kovind on National Science Day announced three key initiatives for gender advancement and equality in academic and research. The theme of this year’s National Science Day was ‘Women in Science’. These three initiatives are Vigyan Jyoti, Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions (GATI) and an online portal for science and technology resources.
With the help of the Online Portal, e-resources related to all women-specific government schemes, scholarships, fellowships, career counseling with details of subject area experts from various disciplines in science and technology will be provided to the women.
