Driving Naari Programme launched in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, March 7- Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today complimented the Indian women for making marvelous contribution towards the empowerment of womanhood in the modern society and urged them to play more decisive role to foster social and cultural cohesiveness thereby bringing awareness amongst the mankind across the world.
In a message on the eve of ‘International Women Day’, the Chief Minister said that women had tremendous potential to usher in an era of prosperity and development across the globe adding that today the Indian women has also shared the responsibility to safeguard the international borders of our country. Mr. Badal said that ‘International Women Day’ was an appropriate occasion for all of us to rededicate ourselves to make strenuous efforts for raising the status of women and ensuring them their rightful place in the Society. Emphasizing the need to percolate the policies and programs pertaining to the welfare and empowerment of the women through the participation of voluntary, social and non-government organizations, he said that this could play a pivotal role in bringing revolutionary transformation in the status of women in general and girl child in particular about the socio-economic awakening in the society.
