President Draupadi Murmu
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President Draupadi Murmu is currently on a three-day visit to Jharkhand. During this he also participated in some programs. During a program, President Murmu said on Thursday that there is a need to preserve the cultural identity of the Scheduled Tribe community. At the same time, he called the dowry system wrong and called it a non-practiced practice and President Murmu urged the tribal women to come forward and take advantage of the government schemes.
President Draupadi Murmu, while addressing self-help groups at a program in Khunti, said that women should come forward and take advantage of government schemes being run for their welfare. Tribal women of Jharkhand are ahead of other states in terms of women empowerment.
Educated people are not able to give up dowry system
The President stressed on the need to preserve the unique cultural identity of the tribals and said that their society is free from evil practices like dowry. He told that many people in the society, even the educated people, have not been able to give up the dowry system till date.
Tribal women of Jharkhand have shown exemplary performance in sports, he said, adding that women are also contributing to the economic development in the state. Further, he said that the hardworking sisters and daughters of Jharkhand are capable of contributing significantly to the economy of the state as well as the economic development of the country.
The power of women provides energy to the rural economy of the state.
President Murmu urged them to recognize their talents and move forward with confidence. The President said that the power of women provides energy to the rural economy of the state. Addressing the people, he said that it is very important to connect more and more women with self-help groups in Jharkhand and provide them employment through skill development. In Khunti, the birthplace of tribal icon Birsa Munda, the President interacted with women members of self-help groups.
Being a woman or being born in a tribal society is not wrong
Around 25,000 tribal women participated in the event organized at Birsa Munda College Stadium. The President expressed confidence that through this convention, women would be more aware of their rights and the various schemes being run by the government for their benefit. He said that being a woman or being born in a tribal society is not a disadvantage.