Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel shared his vision on ‘Equal Opportunities for Women’ with people of the state in the eighth episode of his monthly radio talk programme ‘Lokvaani’ on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
Chief Minister said that sex ratio in Chhattisgarh is better than the national average and is continuously improving. In tribal regions, population of female is more than male population which is exemplary for the entire world.
Chief Minister talked in details about the works being done for economic empowerment of women through self-employment and employment opportunities, steps taken to tackle malnutrition among women and ensuring security to women.
The March 8 episode of the Lokvaani was dedicated to women and the chief minister further said in his monthly radio talk programme that one can’t imagine this world without mothers.
Rs Rs In Chhattisgarh, every form of Divine Feminine is considered as a form of motherhood, whether it is Ma Danteshwari in Dantewada, Ma Bamleshwari in Dongargarh, Ma Mahamaya of Ratanpur, Ma Chandrahasini of Chandrapur of Shaktipeeth, every town and village of the state has some or the other centre of public faith that bless us to grow and prosper,’’ he remarked.
Chief Minister said that the obstacles on the way of women’s progress are historical, traditional, social, geographical and even psychological.
In freedom movement, women and men participated shoulder to shoulder and struggled together, which resulted in country’s Independence.Rs But to change mindset of people, social awareness is required. In last seven decades, women’s rights have greatly filled the gap of gender inequality.
Women have made the best of opportunities, rights and facilities, serving the nation on top positions, writing new success stories’’ he added.
Chief Minister also narrated the success stories of three women of Surajpur district who achieved financial independence by making the most of the opportunities provided by State Government.