Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted women on the occasion of International Women’s Day today. “Saluting our indomitable #NariShakti on International Women’s Day! India takes pride in the many accomplishments of the women of our nation,” PM Modi tweeted.
He further added that it was his government’s honor to work towards furthering women’s empowerment in the country across a wide range of sectors.
Saluting our indomitable #NariShakti on International Women’s Day! India takes pride in the many accomplishments of the women of our nation. It is our Government’s honor to be getting the opportunity to work towards furthering women’s empowerment across a wide range of sectors. The prime minister has often highlighted his government’s schemes like free cooking gas cylinders, the opening of bank accounts, building toilets, saying that woman empowerment has been a central theme of these programs.

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The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai and Lucknow’s Charbagh railway station are illuminated on Women’s Day.
International Women’s Day is celebrated worldwide every year on March 8 to recognize the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women across the globe. In 1977 the UN and other international organizations officially declared March 8 International Women’s Day.