Chief Minister Hemant Soren extended his best wishes to the women of Jharkhand on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Sunday and said equal and active participation of women was a must in building a progressive society.
“I salute all the women of Jharkhand. We can build an educated, safe and civilized society only with equal and active participation of women,” Soren said, adding the women of Jharkhand have made the State proud on several occasions with their valour and achievements in various fields. Soren also urged the people of the State to pay honour to the women in their society on the special day.
International Women’s Day is celebrated across the globe on March 8 every year to honour the achievements of women in different fields and advocate the idea of equal rights for men and women. The day marks the rights of women to cast their votes, get equal participation in policy decisions and the right to education and professional freedom, say activists.
On Sunday, representatives of teachers’ association of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) met Additional Secretary to CM, Sunil Kumar Srivastava at the CM’s residence in Ranchi and asked him to make a manual to prevent termination of male teachers across all 203 KGBVs.