Dravidian model is for equality, women empowerment, says Tamil Nadu CM Stalin

The nations growth is in the hands of women and allround efforts are being made by the DMK regime for their empowerment Chief Minister M K Stalin said here on WednesdayThe Dravidian model growth is all inclusive and it includes both men and women Nothing is planned by excluding women Stalin said in his International Womens Day address at the Ethiraj College for WomenThe initiative to appoint aspirants from all castes as priests in temples includes a woman as well and that is Dravidian model Following the footsteps of reformist leaders initiatives and schemes for women empowerment were being implemented by the DMK government Stalin said and added that the nations growth is in the hands of womenEqual rights for women in family properties 1989 and present increase in reservation for women in government jobs to 40 percent from 30 percent featured in a list of initiatives underlined by the Chief MinisterThe Dr Muthulakshmi Maternity Benefit Scheme aimed at ensuring maternal nutrition schemes for education marriage assistance and remarriage and farefree travel for women in governmentrun city buses were among a slew of programmes cited by Stalin The Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Assurance Scheme provides Rs 1000 financial assistance to girls till they complete their graduation diploma or any other recognised courseThe DMK regime under the Dravidian model of social justiceled all inclusive growth is implementing more and more schemes for education social justice and womens rights Stalin notedAlso read Direct release of Sisodia unconditionally Tamil Nadu CM Stalin tells PMSuch priority schemes of the government is leading to a giant leap forward in development The farefree travel in buses scheme is not a concession but a right of women he said This has given socioeconomic freedom for women who say that they save between Rs 600 and Rs 1200Though women work in several fields and hold key positions it cannot be said that they have been fully emancipated and to promote gender equality a thoughtculture among men that women are inferior to them should go he said quoting reformist leader Periyar E V RamasamyGiving away prizes in literary and social work to awardees he said that since Sangam age women have been held in esteem in Tamil Nadu and there were women poets and authors Avvaiyar a woman poet had clout to the extent making an intervention to avert a war between two rulers However due to the cultural invasion in between women were subdued and to emancipate them a movement was necessitated and the Dravidian movement was bornRecalling the services of Periyar he said the title of Periyar great leader was conferred on him in 1938 in a conference held by women Citing the participation of a large number of women in the meet he said it was due to the struggle of the Dravididan movement for the rights of womenBesides Periyar former Chief Ministers CN Annadurai M Karunanidhi and reformist leaders Savitribai Phule and Dr B R Ambedkar should be rememberedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever