Mehbooba appeals women to play their role in promoting peace, prosperity

SRINAGAR — Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today ap­pealed women of the State to play their role in promoting peace and prosperity in Jammu & Kashmir.

Addressing a huge gathering of women employees here today, the Chief Minister said women have been the worst victims of situational uncertainties and they should play their role to pro­mote peace process in the State. “As mothers, wives, daughters or sisters, women in the State have suffered hugely due to continued violence of past three decades or so”, she said.

Mehbooba Mufti said her Gov­ernment pleaded with the Centre for suspension of security opera­tions in the State which was duly acknowledged and implemented. “I know since then all the moth­ers here are living in peace and we hope the whole month passes off peacefully”, she said in her address.

Terming youth as an asset for the whole society, the Chief Min­ister said wherever and when­ever they were given a chance, they proved their mettle globally. “Their talent and intellect needs not go waste wrongly”, she said while appealing women to shoul­der their responsibilities in this regard and put the energies of their wards on the path which can prove beneficial to the State and the society. “Paradise for youth lies in the feet of mother and equally the children brought up to contribute positively are a dream to every parent”, she said.

On the occasion, the Chief Min­ister enumerated several historic initiatives taken by her Govern­ment for the empowerment and betterment of womenfolk in the State. She said her Government would continue with the effort to strengthen the position of women in the family, society and the State. She said she would work on evolving consensus in the As­sembly and outside also for giv­ing reservation to women in the elected Houses in the State. This, she said, would solve many of the problems of women in the State.

On the occasion, the Chief Minister announced that the ratio of women in Police recruit­ments would be enhanced so that more ladies are deployed for the safety and security of women. She directed the Divisional Com­missioner, Kashmir to undertake an extensive exercise in all the Departments for improving sani­tation conditions for women em­ployees in the offices.

Mehbooba Mufti also directed immediate constitution of gen­der sensitization committees in all the offices. She said wher­ever possible care would taken to post female employees closer to their places of residence and also examine the demand for starting ladies special buses at district headquarters. She said soon a separate ladies section would be set up at the Chief Min­ister’s Grievance Cell to provide round the clock helpline to wom­en in distress.

Earlier several speakers from different areas of Kashmir prov­ince hailed the Chief Minister for her historic decisions like exemp­tion on stamp duty for women on buying a property, Childcare leave of two years, death penalty for convicts in sexual assault cas­es, Ladli and Aasra schemes, set­ting up of women Police Stations, free education to girl students, setting up of women wing at EDI and earmarking 5% for women entrepreneurs, scooty scheme for girl students, Ladies special bus service and other measures.

Minister of State for Housing & Urban Development, Asiea Naqash; legislators, Priya Sethi and Anjum Fazili; Secretary, Ru­ral Development, Sheetal Nanda; Secretary, Ladakh Affairs, Reva Gupta; Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Khan; women officers and officials from all the districts of Valley were present on the occasion.

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