State Bureau, Lucknow. Panchayati Raj Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Tuesday released a special calendar on empowerment of women with the aim of empowering them and their active participation in gram panchayats. He said that empowered women in Gram Panchayats are the force of development.
The Minister said that women leadership is not just an initiative that is changing the villages, but is a strong foundation of democracy. Only when women are empowered in Panchayats and play an active role in the decision process will overall development of villages be possible.
Panchayati Raj Director Amit Kumar Singh said that the calendar is an inspiring and guiding document for Gram Panchayats, which will be helpful in putting women-friendly thinking into practice. The calendar will be put up in Gram Panchayats, Panchayat buildings as well as department offices, so that positive thinking can be developed among the citizens regarding women's participation.