BCCI Celebrates International Women Entrepreneurship Day 2025
The Belgaum Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BCCI) celebrated International Women Entrepreneurship Day 2025 on 13th December 2025, honouring five accomplished women entrepreneurs from Belagavi for their outstanding contributions across diverse business sectors.
The awardees were Dr. Neeta Deshpande, Partner and Medical Director, Centra Care Super Speciality Hospital; Mrs. Sunita Sudhakar Patankar, Proprietrix, Annapurna Food Products; Mrs. Manjula Rajshekhar Kalyanshetty, Proprietrix, Flowmech Precisions; Mrs. Sarika Nagaraj Raibagi, Partner, Aditi Infinity Studio; and Mrs. Pratibha Suresh Hosur, Proprietrix, Preeti Papers, Belagavi.
The programme was presided over by Mr. Prabhakar Nagarmunoli, President, BCCI, who welcomed the gathering. The Chief Guest, Mr. Satyanarayan Bhat, Joint Director, District Industries Centre, appreciated the achievements of women entrepreneurs and emphasized their significant role in economic development.
Mrs. Jyotsna Pai introduced the awardees, while Mrs. Anita Kanbargi explained the selection criteria and proposed the vote of thanks. The programme was compered by Mrs. Monica Bagewadi.
Family members of the awardees, women entrepreneurs, presidents and secretaries of trade and industry associations of Belagavi, and office bearers of BCCI were present. Prominent among them were Mr. Satish Kulkarni (Secretary BCCI), Mr. Swapnil Shah (Senior Vice President), Mr. Uday Joshi (Vice President), Mr. Anand Desai, Mr. Manoj Mattikop, Mr. Vaibhav Vernekar, along with other dignitaries.