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3/8/2015 Govtcommittedtobringpositivechangeinlivesofwomen:PMTheHindu
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"Ourheadshanginshamewhenwehearofinstancesofcrimeagainstwomen.Wemustwalkshouldertoshouldertoendallformsofdiscriminationorinjusticeagainstwomen,"hesaid.
Denouncingtheviolenceagainstwomen,PrimeMinisterNarendraModitodaysaidonestopcentresandmobilehelplineswillbesetupforwomenindistress.
Ourheadshanginshamewhenwehearofinstancesofcrimeagainstwomen.Wemustwalkshouldertoshouldertoendallformsofdiscriminationorinjusticeagainstwomen,hesaidinamessageontheoccasionofInternationalWomensDay.
Today,werenewourpledgetomakewomenanequalandintegralpartofourdevelopmentjourney.MyGovernmenthasinitiatedseveralmeasuresaimedatbringingaboutapositivechangeinthelivesofwomen.ThatiscentraltoourvisionofIndiasprogressandalifeofdignityandopportunityforallourcitizens,thePrimeMinistersaid.
Seekingthesupportofallintransformingthevisionintoreality,hesaid,TheGovernmentissettinguponestopcentresthatwillprovideassistance,legaladviceandpsychologicalcounsellingtowomenwhofaceviolenceorabuse.TheGovernmentisalsocommencingamobilehelplinetoenablewomentodial181foraccesstocounsellingandreferralservices.
Throughvariousschemes&initiatives,ourGovernmentremainsfullycommittedtobringingapositivechangeinthelivesofwomen,thePrimeMinistersaid,whilesalutingtheindomitablecourage&outstandingachievementsofwomenonInternationalWomensDay.
HenotedthattheUnionBudgethadunveiledbroadbasedsocialsecurityschemessuchasthePradhanMantriSurakshaBimaYojana,PradhanMantriJeevanBimaYojanaandAtalPensionYojanawhichwillbenefitwomeninabigway.
TheBetiBachao,BetiPadhaoYojanaseekstousherinaparadigmshiftinattitudestowardsthegirlchildandplacesemphasisoneducatingthegirlchildwhiletheSukanyaSamruddhiYojanawillprovidesupportformarriageandeducationofyoungwomen,hesaid.
Keywords:NarendraModi,BetiBachao,BetiPadhao,Women'sDay
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