AGARTALA, March 17 (TIWN): A one day workshop on “Women Affairs” as a part of observance of International Women’s Day 2015 was organized by Tripura State Social Welfare Board in collaboration with Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi at Muktadhara Auditorium, here today.

Addressing in the workshop minister for Bijita Nath said that India has been taking all steps possible to achieve realization of equality of women in all walks of life. Empowering women politically, educationally, economically and legally has been a major objective of the government of India. The department dealing with women affairs since 1985 was made into a full-fledged ministry in India in 2005, she added.

Bijita further said that political empowerment is also an essential prerequisite for attainment of progress on women’s issues. One of the landmark achievements for the empowerment of women at the political level in India has been the reservation of one-third of urban and local self-government seats for women, thereby giving more than one million women social and political empowerment at the grassroots level, she added.

Chairperson of Tripura Commission for Women Purnima Roy, Chairperson of TSSWB Kalyani Dey and other dignitaries were present in the workshop.