Young women will do the most to shape tomorrow's India: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said that womens empowerment and gender equality are no longer mere slogans and expressed confidence that young women will do most to shape tomorrows IndiaIn her address to the nation on the eve of the 74th Republic Day the President said that due to peoples participation in Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign womens representation has been rising in every sphere of activityShe said Indias Mars Mission was powered by a team of extraordinary women and the sisters and daughters of India are not far behind in other areas tooWomens empowerment and gender equality are no longer mere slogans as we have made great progress towards these ideals in recent years During my visits to various states educational institutions and while meeting delegations of various professionals I am amazed by the confidence of young women I have no doubt in my mind that they are the ones who will do most to shape tomorrows India What miracles cannot be achieved if this half of the population is encouraged to contribute to nationbuilding to the best of their ability she saidThe President said the same vision of empowerment guides the governments approach to the marginalised communities including the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled TribesIn fact the aim is not only to remove hurdles and help them in development but also to learn from them Tribal communities in particular have rich lessons to offer in many areas ranging from protecting the environment to making the society more cohesive she saidThe President emphasised the need to look at the ancient traditions with a new perspective to maintain the balance between development and the environmentWe need to reconsider our basic priorities The scientific aspects of traditional lifevalues have to be understood We must once again rekindle that respect for nature and humility before the vast universe Let me state here that Mahatma Gandhi was a true prophet of our times as he foresaw the calamities of indiscriminate industrialization and cautioned the world to mend its waysAlso Read Republic Day 2023 Multilayer security cover in Delhi for celebrationsShe said that people need to modify their lifestyles if we want our children to live happily on this fragile planetOne of the changes suggested pertains to food I am happy to note that the United Nations accepted a suggestion from India and declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets Millets were essential ingredients of our diet and they are making a comeback among sections of society Coarse grains like millets are ecofriendly as they require less water to grow and yet they provide high levels of nutrition If more and more people turn to millets it will help conserve ecology and also improve health she saidThe President said that with the outbreak of the pandemic the world had changed within a matter of days and lauded the role of the countrys leadership scientists doctors and coronawarriors in meeting the challengesOne more year has gone by for the Republic and another year commences It has been a time of unprecedented change With the outbreak of the pandemic the world had changed within a matter of days During these three years whenever we have felt that we have finally put the virus behind it raises its ugly headHowever there is no need to panic because we have learned in this period that our leadership our scientists and doctors our administrators and Corona Warriors will make every possible effort to meet any situation At the same time each of us has also learned to not let our guard down and remain alert she saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever