Students of Women’s College, inspired by the Prime Minister’s call to be ‘Vocal for Local’, exhibited several things made by them using waste materials. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb visited the exhibition and applauded the efforts of the students. Two students – Aparna Pal and Poushali Das handed over painting of the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister to Deb.
The Chief Minister interacted with the students and teachers of the Women’s College at Matangini Pritilata Hall in Agartala on Friday and visited the exhibition.
During his interaction, Deb said, the state government is working giving priority to women empowerment in order to build a strong Tripura. In this regard, the state government has taken a bunch of plans for welfare of women including ensuring 33% reservation for women in jobs. It was announced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Swami Vivekananda Maidan in his recent state tour on Women’s Day on March 8, 2022. That day might have been memorable for women of the state, stated Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb during the interactive session with students and teachers of the College.
He said, the present central government is working taking different plans for the welfare of women under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 11 women ministers are handling the work of different important departments in Union Cabinet presently. It was believed earlier that a woman minister cannot handle an important department such as Finance. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the responsibility of Finance department to Nirmala Sitharaman, breaking the stereotype. This has brought forward positive mindset of the central government towards empowering women.
The Chief Minister said, good manners starts from home which later develops through educational institutions. Students must have knowledge about incidents happening around the world besides academic studies. Only then their personality will develop quickly. He also suggested students to follow tweets and Facebook page of the Prime Minister and Chief Minister through which they will be able to gain knowledge about different government schemes, decisions etc..
The Chief Minister said, doing something out of the box instead of following the same tradition will make a person memorable. The state government has given 50 thousand ducklings to 1 thousand women residing at Rudrasagar area. These women are earning well every month through duck breeding. The state government aims to empower women. Only then the state will move ahead fast. The state government is working in that direction. He said, students must not only think about themselves but must also be compassionate towards the welfare of the society. He advised the students to watch Prime Minister’s Pariksha Pe Charcha programme.