With the Lok Sabha polls inching closer, the State BJP has embarked upon a campaign to woo women voters. The State BJP to attractwomen voters have decided to highlight Centre and State sponsored schemes mainly for women.
The State BJP in this connection today organised a function in Gumla district—100 Km west of Ranchi, which was attended by BJP Mahila Morcha national president Vijaya Rahatkar, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Sudarshan Bhagat and local MP, local MLA and party MLA Shiv Shankar Oroan.
Rahatkar highlighting the schemes of Narendra Modi government on the occasion said, “The Narendra Modi government at Centre and Raghubar Das government in State has initiated various schemes for poor especially women. Ujjwala scheme, under which gas connections are provided to household, social security schemes, toilets schemes and housing schemes are such schemes which have been farmed keeping in mind women.”
The Mahila Morcha chief said that the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, aims to provide free cooking gas connections to poor families which has strengthen the lives of poor, marginalized, Dalits and tribal communities.
Rahatkar said that though the LPG gas cylinders came to India after Independence, but the only urban population were benefitted, but with Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana gas connections has been given to 100 million LPG connections.
The Mahila Morcha chief on the occasion asked its public representatives to explain the benefits under the Ujjwala Yojana, social security schemes especially to the SC/ST communities and other socially backward communities.
Apart from Ujjwala some of schemes launched by Modi government for women includes the Jan Dhan Yojana encouraging women to get bank accounts, Mudra scheme promoting small entrepreneurship, Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana promoting saving for future of girl child among others.
Also, the Modi government has used legislative interventions for addressing concerns of Indian women, such as law awarding death penalty for rape of girl child below 12 of age. The government is also fighting to get Triple talaq outlawed from the Muslim personal laws.
Also speaking on the occasion Sudarshan Bhagat MoS for tribal affairs and local MP highlighted the growth and development the country has attained in last sixty years of Congress government as compared to four and half years of Modi government.
Bhagat said, “The Narendra Modi government at centre believes on Sabka Saath Sabka Vikash and with this aim many of schemes of government has been made.”
Local MLA, Shiv Shankar Oroan said: “it is for the first time any government in Delhi has initiated so many schemes keeping in mind the women. The party believes in empowerment of women.”
Sources said that the State BJP has received directions from Centre to highlight schemes of women and the visit of Rahatkar is in this direction. PM Modi in this connection last year on December had addressed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha convention in Gandhinagar.