Prayagraj: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the efforts of the Yogi government for women’s safety, respect and self-reliance as an example. The Prime Minister, who came to Sangamnagari Prayagraj in a unique program of Matrishakti-Sangam on Tuesday, said that the whole country is watching the work done for women empowerment in UP. Five years ago the streets of UP were ruled by goons. It was difficult for daughters to go to school-college. Couldn’t say anything, couldn’t speak. If I went to the police station, I used to get a call in the recommendation of the criminal, but Yogi ji has taken the goons to their rightful place.
In this special program involving the participation of more than 2 lakh women, PM Modi said that the stream of development of UP is not going to stop now. The era of earlier governments will not return. He has said that today there is security, rights, possibilities and business in UP. It is the blessings of women and in this new UP no one can push back into the dark.
Today there is security in UP as well as rights.
Today UP has possibilities as well as business. pic.twitter.com/E3gEfqSmFF
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 21, 2021
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Self-help groups are champions of self-reliant India
Transferring an amount of Rs 1,000 crore to the bank accounts of 16 lakh women members of women self-help groups, the Prime Minister called the self-help groups “champions of self-reliant India”. He said that this Self Help Group is actually a “National Help Group”. He told that under the ownership scheme of the central government, in the next few months, the Yogi government will complete the mapping of every house in every village. Then the paper that will be made will have the names of women.
Accounts of 2.5 crore daughters were opened under Sumangala Yojana
Referring to the national call of “Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao”, the Prime Minister also appreciated Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana. Transferring an amount of more than Rs 20 crore to the bank accounts of one lakh girls under the scheme, the Prime Minister said that our government has not lagged behind in taking forward the daughters. Accounts of 2.5 crore daughters have been opened under Kanya Sumangala Yojana. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, crores of toilets were built and gas cylinders were given under the Ujjwala scheme. This increased the convenience in their lives and increased the dignity of women. The PM said that even under the Ayushman scheme, sisters have got the maximum benefit.
BC Sakhi is not small, attempts to change the lives of women
Describing the Banking Correspondence Sakhi Yojana as a factor in the life of women in Uttar Pradesh, the Prime Minister also mentioned the importance of the scheme. Said that those who call it a small scheme, they should know that this banking sakhi is doing transactions worth 75 thousand crores. Now there is no need to go to the bank to collect the money sent by the government. The daughter of the village will go home in the village and give money. Laying the foundation stone of 202 supplementary nutrition manufacturing units in the program, the Prime Minister said that now women will make their own nutritional ration. This is a huge job. The work is worth thousands of crores annually. The income of women will increase due to the 202 Nutritional Units for which the foundation stone has been laid today. Women will buy raw material from the village itself to make nutritious food in their factory. This is an empowerment effort. These will change the lives of women.
Daughters also want time to move forward, so the minimum age of marriage is increasing
These days, Prime Minister Modi also talked about the minimum age of marriage for women. Said, the age of marriage of daughters was 18 years. Daughters wanted, they should also get time to move forward. Therefore, efforts are being made to increase the age of marriage to 21 years. The country is taking this decision for the sake of daughters, but who is suffering because of this, it is known to all. Reiterating his commitment to women empowerment, the PM said that it is our government that opened the doors of Sainik Schools across the country to daughters.
work without any discrimination
The Government of Double Engine is working relentlessly to empower the future of daughters without any discrimination and favoritism. That is why efforts are being made to increase the age of marriage of daughters from 18 years to 21 years. pic.twitter.com/SleBtfY8AV
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 21, 2021
To protect Muslim sisters from atrocities, a law was enacted against triple talaq. The government of double engine without any discrimination is working to make the life of daughters golden. He said that our government is taking decisions for women keeping in view their difficulties. In the era of Corona, our government started the scheme of giving free ration to keep the stove burning in the house. Addressing the enthusiastic women in Mahila Kumbh, she said that we have such a tradition from tradition that only men had the right over the house and every property. Now our government is removing this inequality. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is the biggest example of this. In this, the house is being registered in the name of women on priority basis. In UP alone, more than 30 lakh houses were built under this scheme, where 25 lakh houses were registered in the name of women. This is true empowerment. That is development.