Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that mother power is soul of Indian civilization. Women’s capabilities must be tapped upto to the maximum to make India powerful. Chouhan was addressing annual get-together 'Utsavpriya-2016' of Sarojini Naidu Girls PG College here on Tuesday. The Chief Minister announced a well equipped library, auditorium, sports complex and additional classrooms as demanded by students union in the college. The Chief Minister also performed Kanya Poojan.
The Chief Minister said that mindset to consider daughters as burden should be changed. Initiative has been taken in the state to make daughters boons. For this, schemes like Mukhyamantri Kanyadan, ladli laxmi, Gaon Ki Beti, Pratibha Kiran etc have been implemented. The state government is bearing responsibility of girls right from their birth upto education-training and marriage. lakhs of girls born in Madhya Pradesh have become ladli laxmis. Reins of government have also been given in then hands of women to empower them. Women have been given 50 per cent reservation in local bodies and 33 percent in government services.
The Chief Minister said that policy to restrict girls and leave boys free is not proper. Referring to girls less gender ratio, he said that this difference is more in so-called literate and wealthy families. He called for united efforts to ensure dignity of mother power. He said that every such effort would get support and cooperation from the state government. Chouhan urged girls to more ahead and openly display their talent to the world. He said that women have given direction to the world through their dutifulness and resolve. Women are inferior to none. What is needed is to work hard with dedication by setting targets.
MlA Surendranath Singh said that annual function is a stage for displaying students' talents in colleges. He congratulated for successful organisation of the function.
Principal Vandana Agnitori delivered the welcome address. Rekha Kastwar threw light on outlines of 'Utsavpriya-2016'. At the outset, guests inaugurated the function by lighting a lamp. Girl students presented Saraswati Vandana, Madhya Pradesh Gaan, symphony of 20 musical instruments and a dance-drama based on Durga Saptshati.