NEW DELHI, Feb. 27 -- On International Women's Day, a traders' body will host a "Virat Lakhpati Didi Women Entrepreneur Summit" on March 8 in the national Capital. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) plans to invite nearly 25,000 Lakhpati Didis from across the country to the summit, jointly organised with the Association of Direct Selling Entities of India (ADSEI) and the Federation of Direct Selling Association (FDSA) at the Indira Gandhi stadium.

CAIT secretary general Praveen Khandelwal said the summit aims to recognise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision and initiatives like self-reliant India, women empowerment, digital India, skill India, startup India, and Make in India, which have significantly boosted entrepreneurship ...