Maharashtra government to unveil new women's empowerment policy soon: CM Uddhav Thackeray
The Hindu
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra said MVA government is committed to the welfare of women by implementing schemes for them
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on March 8 said his government is committed to ensure that the schemes for women's uplift reach the targetted beneficiaries and said the new women's empowerment policy will be unveiled soon. Greeting women on the occasion of International Women's Day at an event in Mumbai, Mr. Thackeray said women are not just confined to the kitchen and child-rearing, but have gone beyond these duties to be equal to men in all spheres.
“As political leaders, it is our duty to see how we can help and support women,” the Chief Minister said. “Laws, facilities and health infrastructure for women need to be adequate and awareness needs to be created about them,” he said. Mr. Thackeray further said that the new women's empowerment policy will soon be unveiled and the MVA government is committed to the welfare of women by implementing schemes for them.
“Women have all the abilities, but only need opportunities. Women police personnel, anganwadi workers, health workers, doctors and nurses worked hard during the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said. The State government has reduced the working hours for women police officials to eight hours, the Chief Minister said.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.