Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WICCI) announced Ms Prity Poddar as the President of its West Bengal Hotels & Restaurants Council. The formation of this Council will strengthen the voice of the hospitality sector in these trying times. The Council will be a driving force for business development and economic growth.

The Council members are an engaged group of leaders in hospitality sector who come with years of experience. As a collective force they will advocate fair practices, profitable business policies, friendly environment and will help in improving the business footprints.

Talking about the formation of the Council Ms Prity Poddar said, “Our mission is to empower women entrepreneurs, professionals and aspirants of hotels, restaurants and food industry by upgrading their skill set and providing them opportunities for business, networking, government liasioning and promotions.

I am thankful to Ms Harbeen Arora, Founder President, WICCI and Ms Manjula Jain, Regional President Eastern Region, WICCI for inspiring me and providing me with such a great opportunity.”

Profile of WICCI- Supported by the massive global networks of ALL Ladies League (ALL) and Women Economic Forum (WEF), founded and headquartered in India, WICCI is the first national Business Chamber for women which is for the women and by the women.

WICCI and its manifold Councils at International, National, Regional, State, Sectoral and City levels, representing a wide variety of Sectors, will suggest from time to time concrete steps and recommendations to relevant government authorities and institutions to help mitigate our many challenges and to empower women-owned businesses to become more competitive.

The various Councils in over 200+ sectors will develop different areas of focus and specialisation in order to mainstream women’s voices and uphold women’s interest in policy making at multiple levels: to help women get better incentives, improved access to finance and other measures that empower the ease of doing business and the competitiveness of Businesswomen, Entrepreneurs and Professional Women in all walks of life.

To energise the work of the Councils, WICCI envisages 7000 voluntary office bearers across India and Internationally as Presidents, Vice Presidents and Council Members. With this number, each office bearer will roughly be representative of 100,000 women, which is a great responsibility and a rare opportunity to make a difference for lasting impact.

WICCI also has Bilateral Business Councils in 70+ countries as it envisions global influence and business to business collaborations worldwide.