Women-led growth key to Viksit Bharat vision

Om Birla inaugurates 1st National Conference on Parliamentary & Legislative Committees for Women Empowerment

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Tirupati

LOK SABHA Speaker Om Birla emphasised that women-led development, anchored in the empowerment of women and the welfare of children, is the foundation of India's vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047.

Speaker Birla stressed that respecting women has been a part of Indian tradition since ancient times. He noted women have played a crucial role in India's spiritual and social movements. After inaugurating the first National Conference on Parliamentary and Legislative Committees for Women's Empowerment, Speaker Birla addressed women legislators, saying, "Women were also pivotal in the freedom struggle. No country can develop without its participation."

Delivering the inaugural address, he emphasised, "Women have broken social barriers to participate in various movements.