President urges women to play a pivotal role in country’s development, asks men to help women to achieve their dreams & aspirations
SANJAY JOG
President of India Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday appealed to the women to take the benefits of a slew of schemes launched by the Centre and the Maharashtra government for the economic independence and empowerment to develop as their development will play a crucial role in the country’s development. She also advised the women, which constitute almost half of the population, should not neglect their health while taking care of the family as they should remain healthy which is essential.‘’As the women play a leading role in the development of their family, they can play a crucial role in scaling up the country’s growth,’’she remarked.
In her address at the gathering of beneficiaries of ‘’Shasan Aplya Dari’’ and ‘’Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana,’’ at Udgir from Marathwada region the President made a strong case for increasing efforts to promote women’s further participation in the country's development.??The role of self help groups is quite encouraging in promoting women's participation. She hailed the Maharashtra government’s Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana and similar other welfare and development schemes launched for women development and empowerment.?
The President said the Centre has set a target of covering the three core women under the Lakhpati Didi scheme of which she praised Maharashtra for keeping a target of 25 lakh. She mentioned that Maharashtra has so far covered over 13 lakh women under the Lakhpati Didi scheme. She said that women are not alone but the Centre and state governments are helping them to further develop.?
She reiterated that women??should take advantage of such schemes for social, economic, educational and personal development. ‘’They can become Atma Nirbhar and contribute to the development of the society and the nation,’’she added.
She said that the men should understand the potential of women and help them to achieve their dreams and aspirations. ‘’Women have been progressing to achieve their targets by crossing all hurdles. Any obstacles in their growth and prosperity will hamper the pace of development of the society and the country,‘’she noted.
‘’In our culture, the country is known as Matru Bhoomi (Mother’s land). So it is imperative to give women due respect and dignity as it is an integral part of our culture,’’ said the President.
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‘’In the development of the society and country, apart from a formal education to youth they should be trained to become confident and strong,’’ she said. She hailed the Maharashtra government’s Mukhyamantri Karya Prashikshan Yojana to train youth with the help of private sector companies. Due to this training the youth will be able to earn money and march in their life with further confidence. ‘’The Development of youth will be crucial in achieving the ambitious target of Viksit Bharat,’’she opined.
The President said that the ‘Shasan Aplya Dari’ and ‘Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojna’ are important steps towards building an inclusive and prosperous society and country. She was happy to note that women in Maharashtra are becoming self-reliant with the help of the central and state government’s schemes. ?She appreciated the state government for providing financial literacy and skills to women as well as generating livelihood opportunities for them. She noted that the state government is taking various steps for transparent and accountable governance. The government is delivering basic services at the doorsteps of citizens so that they do not have to run around government offices for those services.
The President said that initiatives for women's empowerment give her immense satisfaction. It is said that under similar circumstances, women have more sense and understanding of using the economic resources of the family for the common good than men. It is believed that if we educate a man we educate only one person but if we educate a woman we educate the entire family and the future generation. This is also true for economic empowerment. If women are economically empowered, then the whole family and the future generation will also be empowered.
The President was happy to note that through the ‘Lakhpati Didi’ Scheme of the government of India, around one crore women across the country have become Lakhpati Didi. She said that this initiative is increasing self-confidence, awareness, and new consciousness in women.
The President appreciated the government of Maharashtra for taking several steps to ensure the health and nutrition of women. She said that it is seen that often mothers and sisters take care of the food and health of the family but do not take care of their own food and health. She advised them to pay attention to their health too. She said that they have to take care of their health for a better future for themselves and for their family.
The President was happy to note that in the last few years, women's participation in the workforce has increased significantly. She said that women are now contributing in every field. But, more efforts are still needed to increase the participation of women further. She appealed to all men to recognize the potential of women and support them in realizing their dreams. She said that any obstacle created in the progress of women also slows down the pace of development of society and the country.