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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that women start-ups are leading the innovative success stories of India. Speaking at the inaugural session of the 12th batch of the Women scientist Scheme-C, WISE-KIRAN IPR of DST training programme here today, Dr Jitendra Singh said that many of the big scientific projects including that of Gaganyaan are being led by women scientists. He said, even during the COVID pandemic, it was the Women Self Help Groups from Northeast who led from the front in providing bulk supply of face-masks in different innovative designs and colors to match the attire and big branded houses picked up the cue from them to manufacture the same. He said, one of the key pillars of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's New India is the success story phenomenon of women innovators in the co