Modi hails Nitish for championing women's participation in PRIs
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Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised CM Nitish Kumar for empowering women and marginalised communities through Bihar's three-tier panchayati raj institutions (PRIs).
"We have seen how panchayats have empowered participation from different social groups. Bihar is the first state in the country to provide 50% reservation to women in the PRIs. And, for this, I congratulate Nitishji," said Modi while addressing the National Panchayati Raj Day function at Jhanjharpur in Madhubani district.
Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, CM Nitish Kumar and Union panchayati raj minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, also known as Lalan Singh, shared the dais as the PM offered his commendations.
"Today, a very large number of sisters and daughters from poor, dalit, mahadalit, backward and extremely backward communities are serving as public representatives in Bihar's PRIs. This is true social justice, this is true social participation," Modi added.
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He added that democracy thrives through the inclusion of diverse communities. "With this thought in mind, a law for 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and the legislative assembly has also been made. Women across the country will benefit from this. Our sisters and daughters will gain more representation in legislative bodies," he said.
Highlighting the govt's mission-mode approach to boosting women's income and employment opportunities, Modi lauded the impact of Bihar's 'Jeevika Didi' initiative, highlighting its transformative effect on women's lives.
"Self-help groups of women in Bihar have received financial assistance amounting to nearly Rs 1,000 crore. This will further strengthen the economic empowerment of women and support our goal of creating three crore Lakhpati Didis across the country," he said, lauding one of Nitish's flagship programmes.
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