Women empowerment has at all times been a precedence for PM Modi, says Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching yet one more initiative for the welfare of girls, noting that each programme launched by him ensures that the advantages attain the ladies specifically.

Ms. Sitharaman, together with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, took half within the official launch of ‘Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyan’ within the metropolis on Wednesday, which was just about launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Madhya Pradesh, on the event of his seventy fifth birthday.

Ms. Sitharaman recalled Mr. Modi’s dedication to ladies’s empowerment.

“I’ve been observing him since his days as Gujarat Chief Minister. On the primary day of each educational yr, all Ministers would participate in Shala Pravesh Utsav in villages, as a part of which younger ladies had been taken in a procession to their colleges. Mr. Modi emphasised not solely the significance of women’ schooling but additionally the function of presidency colleges,” she mentioned.

She recalled that even earlier than assuming workplace as Prime Minister, Mr. Modi auctioned all of the items he had obtained and donated the proceeds for schooling of women.

“Mr. Modi has initiated ‘Jan Dhan Yojana’, ensured direct profit transfers, and facilitated entry to loans. More than 50% of Jan Dhan accounts are held by ladies,” she mentioned.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu mentioned that Mr. Modi has at all times focussed on the upliftment of the poor and well being of girls.

“Until October 2, a 15-day marketing campaign of medical check-ups shall be carried out. As many as 13,944 well being camps are being organised throughout the State. We are additionally issuing mother-child safety playing cards,” Mr. Naidu mentioned.

The State authorities will spend ₹19,264 crore on healthcare this yr and is planning to launch the Universal Health Insurance Scheme, offering free protection of as much as ₹2.5 lakh for each family. Additionally, the NTR Vaidya Seva Trust will cowl bills as much as ₹25 lakh for the poor, he mentioned.

He listed out the welfare schemes for girls corresponding to ‘Thalliki Vandhanam’, ‘Deepam’, ‘Sthree Shakti’ schemes.

Health Minister Y. Satya Kumar, TDP State president Palla Srinivasa Rao, MLAs P. Vishnu Kumar Raju, Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu and others had been current.