BHUBANESWAR: To felicitate and to encourage the elective women representatives of the Panchayati Raj Institution of different districts, the National Alliance of Women Odisha chapter (NAWO) have organised a two-day State-level convention which concluded here on Wednesday.
Besides felicitation, different challenging issues faced by the elective women representatives were discussed in the convention and the members of the NAWO and invited newly elected women representatives planned to set up a State-level Women Association. Around 150 members from 22 districts attended the convention.
According to NAWO State coordinator Lalita Missal, now the rural women are gradually coming to the fore to demand their rights in spite of lot of problems, which is a very good sign. And the panchayat poll has given them a platform to air their voice before the Government, he added. “We encourage them to know their rights and then fight for their right, that’s why we are organising every year to sensitize the elected women representatives of PRI to take initiatives for development work in their panchayat area,” said Missal.
Among others, Ex-MLA of Kendrapada Archana Nayak, State Social Welfare Board chairman Sulata Deo, NAWO State chapter president Pramila Swain, Aradhana Nanda and Bisakha Bhanja were present.
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