Tripura Government is relentlessly trying to empower women – both financially and socially. The efforts of the State government have resulted in reducing the gender gap as well as an increase in institutional delivery, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said.
After inaugurating a one-day workshop on ‘National Parliament for Women’ at Muktadhara Auditorium on Monday on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Agartala, the Chief Minister also said it is very important to empower women in order to make the state self-dependent, and for that, it requires to strengthen them economically. The present state government has been working on a priority basis from the beginning to empower women.
He said, as the women will become financially strong, Tripura will move ahead as well as there will be a possibility that family abuse will also lessen. It will be possible to eradicate financial discrimination also in society.
The present state government is working to empower women by taking various plans. As a result of successful implementation of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme, it was possible to stop female child infanticide cases to some extent.
According to recent data, the population gap between men and women has narrowed. As the state government encouraged the institutional childbirth system, it has been observed that 98% of women are heading to hospitals for childbirth. As a result of which, the death cases of children and mother has also decreased.
The Chief Minister said, only words will not suffice but women have to practically be empowered. The present state government has prepared different plans to take the state ahead. As a result of which, even the citizens residing in remote areas of Tripura are getting improved citizen-centric services with transparency. He said, after the present state government took over, 10% of seats have been reserved for women in the Police department. For the first time in Tripura, 10% of women were recruited in TSR. As a result, women of the state now have faith on the transparent recruitment process of the government.
The Chief Minister also said, success is being observed one after another due to positive steps taken towards the health system. It is becoming possible to treat complicated diseases in the state itself, which as a result has treatment facility in the state has regained the public’s faith back. The formation of Self-Help Groups by the state government is encouraging women to increase income opportunities. There are about 36-38 thousand SHGs in the state presently with about 3 lakh women members. He said, after the present government took over, the most significant step was linking the rationing system with the online system, as a result of which original consumers only are getting ration items.
Social Welfare & Social Education Minister Santana Chakma in the event said, Social Welfare & Social Education Department is implementing different plans for the improvement of the socio-economic condition of women of Tripura. Women of the state should become more aware of these schemes and plans. Others present in the event were Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation Dipak Majumdar, Sabhadhipati of West Tripura district Antara Deb Sarkar, Advocate General of Tripura Sidharth Sankar Dey, and Chairperson of Tripura State Women Commission Barnali Goswami. 10 women were felicitated with Bhubaneswari Matri Award, 2022
