BHUBANESWAR: “It was envisaged
that 90 per cent of women who work in the unorganised sector would get benefits
once a separate state women’s policy is formulated to look into their problems
and issues,” said Governor MC Bhandare while inaugurating the State-level consultation
on “The Role of the State Policies in Addressing the Issues of Women from the
Marginalised Sections and the Unorganised Sector” organised by National
Alliance of Women Odisha Chapter (NAWO) here on Thursday.
“There still exists a wide gap
between the goals enunciated in the constitution, legislation, policies, plans,
programmes and related mechanisms on the one hand and the ground level
situational reality of the status of women in India, on the other,” the
Governor said.
He also said the women are living
in a world of human rights, where they can enjoy equal dignity, equal
opportunity and equal rights with the men. Steps should be taken for
mobilisation of poor women and convergence of services, by offering them a
range of economic and social options, along with necessary support measures to
enhance their capabilities, he added.
“If you empower a man, you
empower a person. If you empower a woman, you not only empower a family but also
a society,” Bhandare said.
Member of the Planning Commission
of India Dr Sayeeda Hameed said that safety is the responsibility of the State.
In all over the country you can find that the women are suffering from rape,
gang rape, molestation and sexual harassment and its reason is silence. But now
the women are coming out of the culture of silence. The State like Odisha is
also not a backbencher in the record of crime against women, she added.
Among others, former chairperson
of the National Commission for Women Dr Mohini Giri and chairperson of the
Commission for persons with disability Kasturi Mohapatra were present. The
convener of NAWO, Odisha chapter Pramila Swain presided over the consultation.
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