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Hyderabad: On the occasion of International Women's Day-2021, Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan extended heartiest wishes and greetings to all the women of Telangana State.

“Our heritage, culture, and traditions for centuries respect and honour women and worship them as the personification of Goddess “Shakti”. 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,” the Governor said in her message.

The Governor said that the International Women’s Day was an occasion to celebrate and emulate the success of women in different walks of life.

“From family care to nation-building, women are always omnipotent. I salute the spirit of sacrifice and bravery shown by women as caregivers and frontline warriors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Let us all resolve and work for the all-round development of women and gender equality in the true spirit of the International Women’s Day-2021 theme- “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world,” the Governor said.

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has conveyed his greetings to women in Telangana State on the occasion of World Women’s Day.

The CM said women play a key role in the development. Women are competing with men in all the fields and are excelling, said CM. Women, who constitute 50 percent of the population, would do wonders if they were given a chance, the CM said. He said the State government is taking a slew of measures to take women on the path of development and progress. They include setting up of the SHE teams, pensions for the old age women, single woman and widows, schemes like Shadi Mubarak and Kalyan Laxmi, KCR Kits, increase in salaries of ASHA workers, Anganwadi teachers and there are several schemes and programs launched to empower women. The CM said Telangana state is in the forefront as far as women’s welfare is concerned.

On the occasion of the World Women’s Day on March 8, 2021, the state government declared a holiday for all women employees in the state and the CM instructed Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar to issue orders in this regard.