HT Correspondent
AGARTALA, Dec 30: The true measure of a country’s or a state’s development lies in the empowerment of its women. If women are developed, then the country or state is truly developed.
This was said by Agriculture and Farmer’s welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath today while addressing the Nayee Chetana National Campaign 4.0 at Mohanpur RD Block under West District.
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He said that Nayee Chetana 4.0 was launched on 25th November this year by Union Minister for Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister Annapurna Devi.
”This is about to end. Nayee Chetana means new thinking, new steps, new direction, new dreams. In rural India, the fight against gender-based violence, discrimination, women’s safety, and developing them financially—all such issues were kept in focus to start Nayee Chetana. How will you know which country and state is developed? Can road construction, communication systems, or school buildings indicate development? A state or country is developed when women and girls are developed and making progress,” said the Agriculture Minister.
He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized women, the poor, youth, and farmers. ”We never consider religion or caste for development. We and our government work for all, so that we can make Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat. PM Modi has been working to make women self-reliant. Since the present government came to Mohanpur block, the number of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) is 1,024 with 10,200 members, and there are 54 village organizations. Pradhans must engage with them—if you develop them financially, then Panchayats will also develop. We must work to make SHGs self-reliant so that women will also be self-reliant. Now, many women are Lakhpati Didis. In Tripura, 1.08 lakh are Lakhpati Didis, and 1,523 are in Mohanpur,” said the minister.
