“Udyam Sakhi” Portal Launched

Current context: The Minister of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises, Nitin Gadkari on 12th March 2020, said in the Lok Sabha to spread the information about “Udyam Sakhi” Portal. 

• The “Udyam Sakhi” Portal was launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) on 8th March 2018 on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
• The portal is a network for nurturing entrepreneurship and creating business models for low-cost products and services in order to empower women and make them self-reliant and self-sufficient.
• The benefits provided by the portal include:
1. Assistance through its platform for entrepreneurship learning tools
2. Incubation facility
3. Training programs for fundraising
4. Provide mentors
5. One-on-one investor meet
6. Provide market survey facility and technical assistance

Question: 

The “Udyam Sakhi” Portal was launched in 2018 under which ministry?
a. Ministry of Women and Child Development
b. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises
c. Ministry of Culture
d. Ministry of Civil Aviation