Telangana govt. declares holiday for women government employees on Women’s Day

Dakshita Bhatia On March 8, 2021 12:57 IST

DNAIndia

To mark the occasion of International Women’s day, the Telangana government on Sunday declared a holiday for all women government employees in the state.

Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao extended their wishes and greetings to all women of the state.

International Women’s Day is an occasion to celebrate and emulate the success of women in different walks of life. “Our heritage, culture, and traditions respect, honour and worship women as the personification of Goddess Shakti,” the governor said.

“It is high time that we truly imbibe and implement the spirit of gender equality and promote women in decision-making in all spheres of life for a more equitable, and inclusive world, she said.

Rao said the Telangana government was taking a slew of measures to take women on the path of development. Besides, there are several schemes and programmes launched to empower women.