Chief Minister assures women employees of declaring September 13 as ‘Women Employees’ Day’

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected Thursday assured women employees that the State authorities volition state September 13 arsenic “Women Employees’ Day” successful designation of their publication successful the State’s administration. He was addressing the women’s league organised by the Akhila Karnataka Rajya Sarkari Mahila Noukarara Sangha successful Bengaluru.

The authorities has approved one-day paid menstrual permission per period for women employees, helium said. Discussions are besides nether mode to supply abstraction for the association’s bureau astatine Bal Bhavan.

Reaffirming the government’s committedness to eliminating sex discrimination, the Chief Minister said women officials were serving connected a par with their antheral counterparts crossed departments. “Our authorities is committed to adjacent attraction and inclusivity,” helium said.

Mr. Siddaramaiah emphasised the request to promote technological temper and rational reasoning among children and urged women to instrumentality the pb successful dispelling superstitions and unsighted beliefs successful society. He called upon parents and teachers to physique consciousness among children and nurture a progressive mindset.

He noted that contempt advances successful literacy since Independence — from 10-12% past to astir 78% contiguous — adjacent educated individuals often remained influenced by superstition. “Only erstwhile we cultivate rational reasoning tin we physique a healthy, egalitarian society,” helium said, pointing to ongoing initiatives specified arsenic the signifier of speechmaking the Preamble to the Constitution successful each schools and colleges.

Highlighting initiatives for women’s empowerment, the Chief Minister said 3.5 crore women were benefiting from the Shakti scheme, which offered escaped autobus question and reduced fiscal load connected households. Quoting Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, helium said women should beryllium socially and economically empowered for existent state to beryllium realised.

Mr. Siddaramaiah urged women employees to lend actively to improving ratio and prime of governance successful the State.