Jobs and professional networking platform Apnaco witnessed a 132 percent rise in the number of women users compared to last year with most of them looking for remote jobs
Founded in 2019 Apnaco has over 51 million women registered on its platform
The company has recorded a 56 percent rise in the number of job applications by women compared to last year In the last eight months the platform has seen a 2X rise in women applying for remote jobs
This data is likely to increase in the coming months especially with more remote working job opportunities available locally it said in a statement
Last month Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that India could achieve targeted results in line with Vision 2047 by making right use of women power
We can make good use of the women power by adopting flexible work hours which is the future need he had said

Apnaco said that lesser commute time was the primary motivator for women looking for remote jobs with flexible working hours which allowed them to manage work at home as well as pursue alternate forms of income generation including taking tuitionscreches from home
BPO jobs such as telesales or telecalling data entry operator executive roles such as business development admins back office office assistant academic jobs including tutor teachers and finance and marketingrelated jobs were most indemand
The platform saw an increase in employers looking for candidates wanting to work remotely as well Cities including Chandigarh Ahmedabad and Lucknow recorded a rise in work from home jobs posted this year
The jobs platform also said that there had been an increase in women applying for job roles such as drivers delivery partners backend engineers aircraft repair among others
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Source:- CNBCTV18