lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday urged the active involvement of women Parliamentarians in achieving sustainable development goals and overall development.
"As development partners, we can involve citizens in the process of development and can also strengthen innovative partnerships with civil society organisations to scrutinise and assess the effectiveness of various Government programmes.
"Therefore, active involvement of our women Parliamentarians in the process will result in a greater responsiveness towards citizen's needs and will lead to greater harmony, meaningful development and inclusive growth," Mahajan remarked at the valedictory session of BRICS Women Parliamentarians' forum here.
She also stressed on inclusiveness in development to make it effective, while underlining the role of laws and legislations to achieve sustainable development. She noted that the Members of Parliament are a better interface between citizens and Government.
Talking about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Mahajan said that the 17 goals and 169 associated targets have the potential to transform the future. "It must be our endeavour to achieve these goals in our own interest and in the global interest as well. As law makers, it is our responsibility to oversee and monitor the implementation strategies and mechanisms of the SDGs put in place by our respective Governments," she said.
Delivering the valedictory address, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said irrespective of differences in development indices and growth levels, all member countries of BRICS have a large population which needs to prosper. "To achieve this end, it is important that development processes are sustainable. BRICS can play a catalytic role in forging partnership among women lawmakers in mainstreaming SDGs," she said.
Raje also stressed on improving the level of education among people and informed the delegates at the forum about Rajasthan Government fixing minimum education qualification for public representatives to contest (Panchayat) polls.PNS n Jaipur
lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday urged the active involvement of women Parliamentarians in achieving sustainable development goals and overall development.
"As development partners, we can involve citizens in the process of development and can also strengthen innovative partnerships with civil society organisations to scrutinise and assess the effectiveness of various Government programmes.
"Therefore, active involvement of our women Parliamentarians in the process will result in a greater responsiveness towards citizen's needs and will lead to greater harmony, meaningful development and inclusive growth," Mahajan remarked at the valedictory session of BRICS Women Parliamentarians' forum here.
She also stressed on inclusiveness in development to make it effective, while underlining the role of laws and legislations to achieve sustainable development. She noted that the Members of Parliament are a better interface between citizens and Government.
Talking about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Mahajan said that the 17 goals and 169 associated targets have the potential to transform the future. "It must be our endeavour to achieve these goals in our own interest and in the global interest as well. As law makers, it is our responsibility to oversee and monitor the implementation strategies and mechanisms of the SDGs put in place by our respective Governments," she said.
Delivering the valedictory address, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said irrespective of differences in development indices and growth levels, all member countries of BRICS have a large population which needs to prosper. "To achieve this end, it is important that development processes are sustainable. BRICS can play a catalytic role in forging partnership among women lawmakers in mainstreaming SDGs," she said.
Raje also stressed on improving the level of education among people and informed the delegates at the forum about Rajasthan Government fixing minimum education qualification for public representatives to contest (Panchayat) polls.