President Pratibha Patil , in her
address during the inauguration session
of India’s 15 th parliament talked
at length about the empowerment ofwomen
in India.
Her speech focusing on women folk of India has been widely welcome by women in the Indian state of West Bengal , both in organizations and also individually.President Patil in her address said Government has been focusing on empowering women through micro finance.About 31 lakh self help groups have been set up of whose membership, two-thirds are women.
She said her government was considering the recommendations of the Committee of Governors for speedy socio-economic development and empowerment of women