Amravati. State’s Women and Child Development Minister and District Guardian Minister Ed. Yashomati Thakur, while presenting the account of the work done in these two years, has counted the achievements of her and the government. Under his leadership, Maharashtra achieved the first number at the national level in the National Nutrition Mission. How many children’s lives were saved by running a search campaign for malnourished children. The office of the Women’s Commission is being established for the first time in every district of the state. In Maharashtra, it has been resolved to announce the women’s policy on the next Women’s Day.
campaign for malnutrition
According to him, some campaign was started for the eradication of malnutrition. Conducted an audit of women’s safety. With the help of experts, radical reforms were made regarding child rights. Women had to come to Mumbai to register their complaints towards the empowerment of the Women’s Commission, but now for the first time in the entire state, the offices of the Women’s Commission are being started at the district level. Through Mahila Economic Development Corporation, various programs like new loans, marketing for the production of savings groups, economic literacy were started.
For the first time in the state, such a large scale undertaking should be started for the orphan children, abandoned women, prostitute business women, beggar women and children. Amidst the whole world being shocked due to Corona epidemic, women worked as front line workers to face this epidemic. The participation of women in the field of health is remarkable. Today countless lives were saved due to Anganwadi and Asha sevikas.
Women’s Policy on Next Women’s Day
Anganwadi workers made every difficult path easy and brought nutritious food to the villages and towns. Everyone was panicking about COVID-19. But in this situation Anganwadi workers were serving in villages and towns. Incidents of family violence increased in the lockdown. Cases of child marriage came to the fore. There were criticisms too, but the Department of Women and Child Development handled all the matters sensitively. With the creation of a new network of informers, cases of child marriages could be detected. Took the help of the media too.
We were able to stop child marriages happening not only in the state but in Gujarat in time. Public awareness is being done continuously to stop child marriage. Due to COVID-19, the shadow of parents was lifted from the heads of many young children. Maharashtra first took the decision to extend a helping hand to the children who were orphaned due to COVID.
The state government, through Mission Vatsalya, provided benefits of various government schemes to single women widowed due to COVID. Aadhar card was given to the women involved in the prostitute business. Due to which the problems being faced in getting government ration and vaccination could be overcome. After discussing with women doing prostitute business across the state, supplied them with necessary sanitary pads.
Gender budget given place
Did a meticulous review of small schemes and undertakings of the Department of Women and Child Development. First practiced women’s policy. Maharashtra has a special reputation for implementing women’s policy, but will these women’s policies remain limited only on paper? Such a situation was created.
Gender budget got a place in the finance budget laid by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar due to pressure for gender budget. There is a strict implementation of women policy for gender budget. Due to which it was necessary to fix administrative responsibility, a committee was formed. Through which the realization of the coherent women’s policy started. This policy will be ready by the next Women’s Day.
There’s still a big fight left
A capable woman, a strong child, a well-nourished Maharashtra-Safe Maharashtra, this four-point statement of the department is being implemented. It is a great satisfaction to work in the direction of rising above the department and building a society revering democracy in the state, preventing the elements that create problems in caste-religion. The situation created due to Corona in the country is unprecedented. The picture of democracy being hesitant is being seen everywhere. It is a crime to remain silent in this situation. Due to which one will have to work consciously to protect the country with constitution. The phase of 2 years is a small step. There is still a big journey and a big fight left. With the blessings of the people and people, more destinations have to be achieved.
Legislator on the move
Seeingly, 2 years have been completed as a minister in the state cabinet. The joy and enthusiasm of becoming a minister for the first time was different. But this post is a crown of thorns, I imagined it. I have never forgotten the situation from which I entered politics. This is the reason that even after becoming a minister, there was no change in me.
The fast for which I came into politics, that fast got momentum from the minister. My father had given the ear mantra that it is better to get rid of the sufferings of others because of your own sorrow than to sit in sorrow. Do this kind of work, since that day I entered politics. As a minister, I am trying to do the best MLA work.