President Pranab Mukherjee today urged that women should be given support to develop to their full potential, and enjoy the safety, dignity and unfettered equality that is ”their sacred right”.
Extending warm greetings to the fairer sex in India and in all parts of the world, he noted in a message on the eve of International Women’s Day that ”with their incomparable compassion, tolerance and hard work, generations of Indian women have made an invaluable contribution to the development and progress of our country.”
The Union Government had introduced and implemented historic legislation and far sighted programmes for their empowerment and equal participation in nation building, citing ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme as an important initiative to prevent female foeticide and provide educational opportunities for the girl child in India.’
‘On this day, I call upon the people of India to reaffirm their commitment to gender equality and the true empowerment of women.
Let us rededicate our efforts to give them all the support they need to develop their full potential, realise their aspirations and enjoy the safety, dignity and unfettered equality that is their sacred right.”
(Source: Webindia)