Designed to empower the women of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, the region’s first dedicated all-women job portal, ‘WeFLO.in’ was launched by FICCI FLO JKL Chapter, here today.The launching event was graced by Sakina Itoo, Minister of Education, Health & Medical Education & Social Welfare, as the Chief Guest.
Joyshree Das Verma, National President of FICCI FLO, joined as guest of honour and Reshma Patel, National Head of Digital Literacy Initiative, FICCI FLO and Prof. Ankur Gupta, Director MIET attended as Distinguished Guests.
Speaking on the occasion, Ruchika Gupta, Chairperson of FICCI FLO JKL, highlighted the portal’s transformative potential in bridging the gap between talented women and meaningful employment opportunities.
In her presidential address, Minister, Sakina Itoo congratulated FICCI FLO JKL and MIET for their pioneering initiative and trusted that women in J&K shall find suitable avenues for employment and career opportunities through the portal.
She felt that all stakeholders need to join hands to accelerate the socio-economic growth of the J&K region.
Joyshree Das Verma, expressed delight on her maiden visit to Jammu and extended compliments to the JKL chapter for thinking out-of-the-box to launch welfo.in, an impactful initiative with far reaching implications.
WeFLO.in, built with the technical expertise of MIET under the leadership of its Director, Prof. Ankur Gupta, aims to connect women job seekers with progressive employers committed to diversity and inclusivity.
Prof Gupta and his team played an instrumental role in conceptualizing and developing the platform, generously contributing financial and technical resources.
Academic partners facilitated were Prof SP Saraswat, Principal, GCW Gandhi Nagar, Prof Ravinder Tickoo, Principal, GCW Parade, Prof Pragya Khanna, Principal, GLDM GDC Hiranagar and Prof Twinkle Suri, Principal, SPPND GDC Samba.
Among others who graced the event included Priya Sethi, Former Minister, Dr Renu Gupta, Chairperson MIER, Ranjeet Kalra, Member J&K UT Sports Council, Sidharth Dogra, Director Jammu Links, Varuna Anand, Vikramjit Singh, Commissioner Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department, Khalid Jahangir, MD JKTPO, Arun K Manhas, Director, Industries & Commerce Jammu, Rajinder K Sharma, Director, JKEDI, G Velladurai, Jt Director, MSME J&K UT, Ladakh and others.
The event concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Aarti Choudhary, Senior Vice Chairperson of FICCI FLO JKL.
