TDP move to further empower women historic, says A.P. Home Minister Anitha
Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha praised the TDP's decision to reserve 33% of legislative seats for women as a significant advancement for women's political empowerment. She emphasized the party's historical commitment to women's rights and leadership roles, recalling the contributions of founder N.T. Rama Rao. Anitha also highlighted the economic empowerment of women through self-help groups and the importance of this decision for increasing women's participation in policymaking.
- ▪The TDP has allocated 33% of seats in legislative bodies to women.
- ▪Anitha noted that this decision reflects the party's commitment to women's empowerment since its inception.
- ▪She credited Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for initiatives that have economically empowered women through self-help groups.
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Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha has described the TDP’s decision to allocate 33% seats to women in legislative bodies as a historic step towards women’s political empowerment.Addressing the media at the Secretariat in Amaravati on Friday, Ms. Anitha said the decision, announced at the party’s Mahanadu, reflected the TDP’s long-standing commitment to women’s empowerment since its inception. She said the party considered women not merely as voters but as decision-makers, who could don leadership roles.Recalling the contributions of party founder and former Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao, she said NTR had introduced landmark reforms to provide women equal rights and dignity, including granting them equal rights in family property.
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