On Sunday, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the “Sushma Swaraj Award” program organized by BJP Mahanagar Mahila Morcha Dehradun at Hotel Rispana Pul in Dehradun. During this, the Chief Minister honored 26 women who have done excellent work in various fields.
Remembering former Union Minister late Sushma Swaraj, the Chief Minister said that Sushma Swaraj ji achieved a great position at a very young age. He said that Sushma ji has been an embodiment of Indian values and decency, who was also known as Ajatashatru wali woman leader in politics. Chief Minister Dhami said that Sushma ji, while representing India not only in the country but also abroad, put forth her point in front of the world without any fear. He said that the vision that Sushma Swaraj ji had seen for women, today the central and state governments are moving forward working in the same direction for the welfare of women.
Congratulating Mahila Morcha for this event, the Chief Minister said that several schemes including Jal Jeevan Mission, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Ujjwala Yojana are being run by the Central Government. In the same direction, the state government is also running several schemes in the interest of women. The Chief Minister said that a provision of 30% reservation has been made for women in government jobs in Uttarakhand so that women can get equal opportunities in this state with adverse geographical conditions. The Chief Minister said that the state government is constantly working for the welfare of women in the state. Many schemes like Mukhya Mantri Nari Sashaktikaran Yojana, Aanchal Amrit Yojana, Mahalakshmi Yojana, Lakhpati Didi Yojana are being implemented in the state.
The Chief Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, work is being done to advance women in the field of sports, education and social justice across the country. He said that this work will continue continuously. The government in the state is moving forward with a resolution without any option. The Chief Minister said that with the objective of conducting examinations in a transparent manner, a strict anti-copying law has been implemented in the state, in which provisions have been made for strict punishment against those who cheat. We are fully concerned about the youth of the state, under which the process of government recruitment has been started in the state with transparency. A calendar has also been issued for the upcoming examinations in the state.
During this, Tehri MP Mala Raj Laxmi Shah shared the memories related to Sushma Swaraj. A large number of women including BJP Mahila Morcha State President Asha Nautiyal, Raipur MLA Umesh Sharma Kau, Cantt MLA Savita Kapoor, BJP Mahila Morcha National General Secretary Dr. Deepti Rawat, Metropolitan President Siddharth Aggarwal, Metropolitan Mahila Morcha President Archana Bagdi, Was present
