G20 meet: For the primary time, women-led agenda take centre stage, says Smriti Irani

By PTI

GANDHINAGAR: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and mentioned because of his imaginative and prescient women-led growth had develop into a topic of deliberations through the G20 management conferences for the primary time.

She was addressing a press convention right here on the outcomes of the ‘Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment’, which concluded at Mahatma Mandir through the day.

At the closing ceremony of @g20org Ministerial Conference on Women Empowerment, handed over the baton to Brazil to take ahead the mission of Women-led Development put forth by India throughout our G20 Presidency. pic.twitter.com/i2dzoTCnlZ

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) August 3, 2023

“Before India took over the G20 presidency, women-related subjects were never at the centre of discussions. Thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision, for the first time in the history of G20, women-led development became a subject of deliberations during G20 leadership meetings. For the first time, women-led agenda was central to the discussion in G20,” Irani mentioned.

In the previous, G20 by no means noticed the participation of girls from rural or humble backgrounds, however below India’s presidency, such ladies have now discovered a voice in G20, the Union Women and Child Development minister added.

“The Indian G20 presidency has brought justice to the main table of the world leaders. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensured women are not reduced to the sidelines of the conversation. In the history of G20 dialogue, discourse and deliberation, for the first time, women-led agenda has been central to conversations,” the Union minister asserted.

The convention, which started on August 2, noticed the participation of 138 delegates from 15 G20 nations, together with Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia and the US, and 5 visitor international locations like Bangladesh and the UAE.

One of the important thing outcomes of the convention was TechEquity, a digital inclusion platform ready by India with an goal to empower ladies digitally, mentioned Irani.

“Women at the grassroots never found a voice in G20 till India took over the presidency. India’s contribution, thanks to the G20 EMPOWER team, is TechEquity, a digital inclusion platform, in which courses will be submitted by G20 nations in 120 international and Indian languages. This platform will reach out to one million users across the G20 universe,” mentioned Irani.

G20 EMPOWER is an alliance for the Empowerment and Progression of Women’s Economic Representation. She additionally mentioned a number of G20 members have proven curiosity within the PM POSHAN (Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman) scheme as they need to replicate it of their international locations.

“PM POSHAN is our flagship scheme to provide nutrition to children under the age of six as well as to pregnant and lactating mothers. Poshan Tracker is our digital application which tracks 100 million beneficiaries, including children and mothers, across 1.4 million anganwadis in the country,” she knowledgeable.

“Our friends in the G20 family have not only appreciated it but many nations have shown interest in learning from this ICD application and modifying it to suit their own domestic needs. India has promised to share this technology with the G20 nations,” she added.

On the event, Dr Sangita Reddy, Chair, of G20 EMPOWER, mentioned TechEquity was one of many two platforms created through the deliberations.

TechEquity shall be obtainable for girls from each city in addition to rural areas and it may be accessed by everybody as a result of will probably be in 120 languages, Reddy mentioned.

“Another platform created during the deliberations is the Mentorship Platform. Women sometimes do not realise what their potential is. They need counselling to learn what are the best options for them. Mentorship Platform can help women choose the right careers and directions,” she mentioned.

GANDHINAGAR: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and mentioned because of his imaginative and prescient women-led growth had develop into a topic of deliberations through the G20 management conferences for the primary time.

She was addressing a press convention right here on the outcomes of the ‘Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment’, which concluded at Mahatma Mandir through the day.

At the closing ceremony of @g20org Ministerial Conference on Women Empowerment, handed over the baton to Brazil to take ahead the mission of Women-led Development put forth by India throughout our G20 Presidency. pic.twitter.com/i2dzoTCnlZgoogletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) August 3, 2023
“Before India took over the G20 presidency, women-related subjects were never at the centre of discussions. Thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision, for the first time in the history of G20, women-led development became a subject of deliberations during G20 leadership meetings. For the first time, women-led agenda was central to the discussion in G20,” Irani mentioned.

In the previous, G20 by no means noticed the participation of girls from rural or humble backgrounds, however below India’s presidency, such ladies have now discovered a voice in G20, the Union Women and Child Development minister added.

“The Indian G20 presidency has brought justice to the main table of the world leaders. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensured women are not reduced to the sidelines of the conversation. In the history of G20 dialogue, discourse and deliberation, for the first time, women-led agenda has been central to conversations,” the Union minister asserted.

The convention, which started on August 2, noticed the participation of 138 delegates from 15 G20 nations, together with Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia and the US, and 5 visitor international locations like Bangladesh and the UAE.

One of the important thing outcomes of the convention was TechEquity, a digital inclusion platform ready by India with an goal to empower ladies digitally, mentioned Irani.

“Women at the grassroots never found a voice in G20 till India took over the presidency. India’s contribution, thanks to the G20 EMPOWER team, is TechEquity, a digital inclusion platform, in which courses will be submitted by G20 nations in 120 international and Indian languages. This platform will reach out to one million users across the G20 universe,” mentioned Irani.

G20 EMPOWER is an alliance for the Empowerment and Progression of Women’s Economic Representation. She additionally mentioned a number of G20 members have proven curiosity within the PM POSHAN (Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman) scheme as they need to replicate it of their international locations.

“PM POSHAN is our flagship scheme to provide nutrition to children under the age of six as well as to pregnant and lactating mothers. Poshan Tracker is our digital application which tracks 100 million beneficiaries, including children and mothers, across 1.4 million anganwadis in the country,” she knowledgeable.

“Our friends in the G20 family have not only appreciated it but many nations have shown interest in learning from this ICD application and modifying it to suit their own domestic needs. India has promised to share this technology with the G20 nations,” she added.

On the event, Dr Sangita Reddy, Chair, of G20 EMPOWER, mentioned TechEquity was one of many two platforms created through the deliberations.

TechEquity shall be obtainable for girls from each city in addition to rural areas and it may be accessed by everybody as a result of will probably be in 120 languages, Reddy mentioned.

“Another platform created during the deliberations is the Mentorship Platform. Women sometimes do not realise what their potential is. They need counselling to learn what are the best options for them. Mentorship Platform can help women choose the right careers and directions,” she mentioned.