Archive · 25 Oct 2025
Tamil Nadu Launches Digital Platform for Women's Empowerment
Imagine a super helpful website just for women in Tamil Nadu!
This website, called the Women Information Bank, will have everything women need in one place.
It will offer information about getting a job, starting a business, and staying safe.
There will be resources to find help if you need it, like childcare and counselors.
You can even report if something bad happens at work.
It's like a one-stop-shop designed to help women in Tamil Nadu succeed and be safe, all supported by a big project from the World Bank!
Tamil Nadu government is launching the Women Information Bank (WIB).
The platform aims to support women's employment, entrepreneurship, safety, and well-being.
WIB is backed by the World Bank-supported Tamil Nadu Women Employment and Safety (TNWeSafe) Project.
It will provide resources for skill training, career development, and access to support services.
The platform will include emergency support tools and a space for reporting workplace harassment.
- Who
- The Tamil Nadu government
- What
- Is set to launch the Women Information Bank (WIB), a digital platform to support women
- When
- Tenders were floated, and the platform is expected to go live within six months.
- Where
- Tamil Nadu
- Why
- To support women's employment, entrepreneurship, safety, and well-being.
- Initiative Name
- Women Information Bank (WIB)
- Purpose
- Support women's employment, entrepreneurship, safety, and well-being
- Funding
- Rs 1,185-crore World Bank-supported TNWeSafe Project
- Features
- Skill training, career development, emergency support, legal rights information
- Reporting
- Secure digital space for workplace harassment reporting
- Expected Launch
- Within six months