Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu om Saturday said the State Government was fully committed for women empowerment across all spheres of society.
Inaugurating a photo exhibition on ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ organised by the Photo Journalist Welfare Association, the local Government, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister, said that only those societies deserve a claim to prosperity which provide equal opportunities to women in social, political and economic spheres.
He said as part of its commitment to empower women in all the fields, the State Government has given 50 percent reservation to women in the local bodies and municipal council/nagar panchayats besides according them 33 percent reservation in the jobs.
The Minister also announced financial assistance of Rs 3 lakh From his discretionary quota to the association on the occasion.