“Poverty can be eradicated when women are given the right education”

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Nov 19

The first North East India Regional Women’s Conference was held today at Marwari Dharamsala Hall with an aim to empower women of the Northeastern states and to focus on development.

The event was organised by Bharat Vikas Parishad (BVP), Manipur and Bharat Vikas Parishad, Imphal (Mahila).

Works minister Thongam Biswajit Singh attended the function as chief guest. Speaking on the occasion he said almost half of the population of the state are women but they face certain problems such as unemployment.

He said poverty could be eradicated from the state when women are given the right kind of education. When women are given the right space, they can grow and bring development in the state economically and socially, he stressed.

He emphasised the importance of women’s education to develop a state. Women need to be educated and at the same time they should be able to take part in social activities, he pointed out.

He said that when compared to other states, the status of women in the state fares much better. In spite of shouldering household chores women’s participation in the field of education, government jobs, competitive exams are greater in the state.

The women conference outlines the problems faced by women in various fronts. National president of BVP, Sitaram Pareek, vice-chancellor of Central Agriculture University, Iroisemba, M. Premjit Singh and chairperson of Manipur State Women’s Development Corporation Ltd, S. Satyabhama Devi among others attended the function as presidium members.

BVP is a service and a ritual-oriented political, socio cultural NGO. It is dedicated to all round human development (culture, society, education, policy, spirituality, nationalism, etc).