{
  "id": 10345059,
  "title": "Women in manufacturing: Inside Manesar’s Japan-India training institute",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/women-in-manufacturing-inside-manesars-japan-india-training-institute",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T02:27:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/business/women-manufacturing-inside-manesars-japan-india-training-institute-10896856/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tucked away in the lush paddy fields of Manesar, Haryana lies a two-storeyed building known as the Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM). Inside the institute, the noise of machines and tools is accompanied by students moving from one workbench to another, learning to operate equipment. Nishika, a student at JIM Manesar, practices fitting nuts and bolts, driven by her ambition to pursue a polytechnic course in manufacturing. With the support of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., JIM Manesar is taking steps to increase female participation in its manufacturing trades. Currently, women make up around 9% of the institute's annual intake, up from 5% the previous year and 2% when the institute began. To further encourage female enrollment, JIM Manesar offers a 100% tuition fee waiver for female students, a dedicated women's hostel, and a 50/50 gender ratio among faculty and staff. Personal connections, such as family ties and recommendations from friends, have also played a significant role in bringing female students to the institute.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}