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Women Power Cover Story

FOCUS ON MAKING THEM CAPABLE “Women have always been given a

respectable place in Indian culture
and women have been revered at the
SUKANYA SAMRIDDHI highest position in the society. Even

today we worship Goddess Durga,
More than 2.70 crore Lakshmi, Kali, and Saraswati. Not only
Sukanya accounts have this, but we also bow down to the
been opened across village goddess before entering the
the country so far. The village. It is a symbol of deep respect
Department of Posts for women's power. A woman not only
opened 10.87 lakh Sukanya accounts in two days of gives birth to a child, but she also take
the first fortnight of February. their care. The woman-power which
Innovation-Research nurtures the child can nurture the
whole society, nation, and world.
A total of 16 Women Technology Parks are – DROUPADI MURMU, PRESIDENT
giving new opportunities to women to learn
innovation and science. Kiran Scholarship
has proved to be helpful for women first tribal woman president, delivers her
scientists in this field. first address to the joint house of Parliament
and a woman finance minister presents the
general budget guiding the India of 2047, the
Vidya Lakshmi Portal was importance of women's power in Amrit Kaal
launched on August 15, is palpable.
2015, for availing of easy NOT ONLY SOCIAL JUSTICE BUT ALSO
education loans. ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
The government led by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi believes that women's
Distance Education empowerment is important not only
for social justice but also for economic
There are 130 females in PhD, 109 in MPhil, development. As a result, whether in the
122 in Post Graduate, 104 in Diploma, and military or in business, in the Olympics and
Paralympics, or in research, New India's
376 in Integrated against 100 males. daughters are raising the flag in every field
today. Whether it is an increase in women's

More than 19,500 villages were participation in Parliament or an increase
in the number of women compared to men
declared as 'Sampoorna Sukanya Gram'. in the historical sex ratio, these changes
indicate how powerful Amrit Kaal's new India
Dropout is low, Enrollment up will be. This Republic Day parade featured an

unprecedented display of women's power,
33% increase in the Gross Enrollment with a CRPF women's contingent, various
Ratio of girls states, armies, and other tableaus dedicated
to women taking part.

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