Financially empowered women are a “bulwark against societal evils”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said while interacting with more than one crore women associated with various self-help groups across the country. “For women empowerment financial independence is necessary. Women are enterprising, they don’t need to be taught, only need to be given opportunities to perform,” he said during the interaction through the ‘Narendra Modi Mobile App.
He said, “Today you take any sector, you will see women working in large numbers. The country’s agriculture sector and dairy sector can’t be imagined without the contribution of women.” He emphasised on job opportunities for women and said, “In 22 districts of Chhattisgarh, 122 ‘Bihan Bazaar’ outlets have been set up. Over 200 varieties of products manufactured by Self Help Groups are being sold at these outlets.”
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He also encouraged rural women to realise their capabilities and potentials. “Financial independence makes a woman assertive and empowered. Financially empowered women are a bulwark against societal evils,” Modi said.
Modi also said that self-help groups for women have played a major role in the development of rural areas. “So far 45 lakh women self-help groups have been created with 5 crore active women participants… in fact, these groups have added one more earning member in these five crore families in rural areas,” he said.
Meanwhile, in Kolkata, local BJP leaders alleged that they were not allowed to screen Modi’s interaction. “We had organized a screening in Bhawanipur area but we were stopped by some people. TMC workers are behind this as they don’t want the programme to be screened,” alleged party leader Locket Chatterjee.
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