Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the G20 Ministerial Conference on Women Empowerment held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat via video message. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “When women prosper, the world prospers. Their economic empowerment fuels growth, their access to education drives global progress, their leadership fosters inclusivity and their voices inspire positive change. The most effective way to empower women is through a women-led development approach. India is making strides in this direction. India’s President Smt. Droupadi Murmu sets an inspiring example. She comes from a humble tribal background, but now leads the world’s largest democracy and serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the world’s second largest defence force.”
PM Modi said, “In this Mother of Democracy, the right to vote was granted equally to all citizens including women by the Indian Constitution right from the beginning. The right to contest elections was also granted on an equal basis. Elected women representatives have been key agents of economic, environmental and social change. At 1.4 million, 46% of elected representatives in rural local bodies in India are women. The mobilisation of women into Self Help Groups has also been a powerful force for change. During the times of pandemic, the Self Help Groups and elected women representatives emerged as pillars of support for our communities.More than 80% of nurses and midwives in India are women. They were our first line of defence during the pandemic. We are proud of their achievements.”
He said, “Women-led development has been a key priority for us in India. Around 70% of the loans under the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana have been sanctioned to women. These are loans up to Rs. 1 million to support micro level units. Similarly, 80% of the beneficiaries under Stand Up India are women availing bank loans for Greenfield projects. The number of women in technical education in the Industrial Training Institutes has doubled since 2014. Around 43% of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Graduates in India are women. About one-fourth of Space Scientists in India are women. Behind the success of our flagship programmes like Chandrayaan, Gaganyaan and Mission Mars lies the talent and hardwork of women scientists.”
PM Modi further said, “Many success stories of our cooperative movement are powered by women. One such example is from the dairy sector in the state of Gujarat. There are 3.6 million women involved in the dairy sector in Gujarat. Notably, as regards the women-led unicorns in India, the combined value of such unicorns stands at over 40 billion dollars! However, our goal should be to create a level platform where women achievers become the norm. We must work to remove the barriers that restrict their access to markets and global value chain. At the same time, we need to ensure that the burden of care and domestic work is appropriately addressed.I am delighted that under the Indian Presidency, it has been decided to establish a new working group on women empowerment. Your untiring efforts in Gandhinagar will give immense hopes and confidence to women around the world.”
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