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Cover Story Women Power

NEW INITIATIVES FOR WOMEN IN BUDGET

Today, the women of India are
showing their strength in the fields
like business, industry by coming
out of their homes. Today they are
coming forward and ensuring their
participation in textile, startup and
other sectors.
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

got freedom from smoke while cooking. Today, remembering the history of freedom struggle, in that
the face of women's empowerment is also those too many women have given their sacrifices. From
crores of mothers and sisters who have got toilets Rani Chennamma of Kittur, Matangini Hazra, Rani
in their homes under the Swachh Bharat Mission, Lakshmibai, Veerangana Jhalkari Bai to Ahalyabai
which is called Izzat Ghar in Uttar Pradesh. Women Holkar and Savitribai Phule in the social sphere, they
have also benefited from several other government maintained the identity of India."
schemes like pucca houses under the Pradhan
Mantri Awas Yojana. Similarly, crores of women get WOMEN AT THE CENTER OF AATMANIRBHAR
assistance during pregnancy and childbirth, crores BHARAT
of women have got their Jan Dhan bank accounts. The confidence of the women power of India has
When government subsidy is directly transferred to increased today and now she is the maker of her own
women's bank accounts, these women become the destiny. Earlier, whenever there was talk of business,
face of women empowerment and changing India. it was assumed that big corporates and male
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "When corporate leaders are being talked about. But the
the world was in deep darkness, caught in the old truth is that for centuries India's strength has always
thinking about women, then India used to worship been local industries in the form of small MSMEs.
Mother Shakti in the form of Goddess. In our country, The role of men in these industries is as much as
scholars like Gargi, Maitreyi, Anusuya, Arundhati, that of women. Whether it is the textile industry or
and Madalasa used to give knowledge to society. pottery, agriculture or dairy industries, their basis
Even in medieval times having full of difficulties, is women's power and skills. The old thinking
there were great women like Pannadhay and Mirabai considered the skill of women to be restricted to
in this country. In the Amrit Mahotsav, the country is only household work. It is necessary to change this

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