Jammu, Nov 30: Priya Sethi, the BJP national executive member and former minister, on Thursday, said it was the government led by PM Narendra Modi under which a new era of women’s emancipation has begun across the country by ensuring rightful dues to this section comprising almost 50 percent of the total population.
The senior BJP leader was addressing a Jan Samvad Abhiyan after the launch of Pradhan Mantri Mahila Kisan Drone Kendra and landmark 10,000th Jan Aushadhi Kendra (JAKs) by PM Modi from AIIMS, Deoghar as part of his promise to increase JAKs from current 10,000 to 25,000. She was accompanied by Parveen Kerni, Narotam Sharma, Anuradha Sharma and others
Priya on the occasion said, “The Prime Minister had announced both these initiatives viz. providing drones to women SHGs and increasing the number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras from 10,000 to 25,000 during his Independence Day speech earlier this year and today’s event marks the fulfillment of these promises. Women’s rapid empowerment is a key feature of PM Modi-led Centre and from day one of its inception, the BJP dispensation has been working to achieve gender equality, whereby men and women have equal authority and access to opportunities for education, economic activities, media, healthcare, self-growth, etc.”
The present regime led by PM Modi has placed a major emphasis on empowering women and improving their position in all spheres of life, the senior BJP functionary said, adding that under the ambit of Modi rule, a new paradigm is being developed to increase women’s empowerment as this is crucial for the rapid growth of country’s economy which would ultimately result into seamless progress.
Giving vibrant examples, Priya Sethi said, “Today, the largest democracy in the world is led by Droupadi Murmu, the first President of the country hailing the tribal heritage while the first female finance minister in the country is economist Nirmala Sitharaman and in the same context the Uttarakhand Assembly is now under the direction of Speaker Ritu Khanduri Bhushan. The aforementioned examples form testimony to the fact that the Modi Government has proved beyond doubt that women are in no way less than their male counterparts and that women have exploited their enormous power and decisiveness to shape narratives in every profession.”
Fulfilling the promise, PM Modi will soon provide drones to 15K Pradhan Mantri Mahila Kisan Drone Kendras along with training to make use of these technological marvels in the agri-sector, she announced.
She said women have been the main beneficiaries under the UJJWALA LPG connection scheme with 100 percent target achievement besides ensuring clean energy in every kitchen. “As of today, J&K can boast of a road to every village, especially in the remote and far-flung areas,” she said.
