Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla inaugurated a two-day National Conference on the Parliamentary and Legislative Committee on Empowerment of Women in Tirupati city of Andhra Pradesh, today. He also inaugurated an Exhibition and released a Souvenir on the occasion. More on this from our correspondent. 

 

 

“Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has stressed that the nation’s progress is possible only with the equal participation of women. Speaking at the inaugural National Women Empowerment Conference, he said that several opportunities have been created to support women’s development. The Speaker highlighted that a law ensuring 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures has already been enacted.