Govt to explore scheme for women to run BPOs from home

The India BPO promotion scheme has already created employment for 10,297 persons

As it looks to create digital inclusion and equitable growth, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) will explore a mechanism wherein women, primarily housewives, can be empowered to run business process outsourcing (BPO) services from their homes.

The Ministry is expected to give some kind of financial support to such women. The India BPO promotion scheme, which was conceived in 2014, with an aim to spread jobs across small towns, has already created employment for 10,297 persons.

"We have to be innovative to revolutionize this BPO movement. I have directed my department to explore and come out