Gadchiroli March 23 (District Correspondent) A one day conference on ‘Empowerment of Tribal Women: Rights, Equality, Opportunities’ was held at Mahila Mahavidyalaya in association with Ambedkar College, Nagpur and National Academy of Science India (NASI) recently.
Tribal women are symbols of struggle, determination and self-respect in Indian social life. But they still have to face many difficulties. Therefore, it is imperative to empower them for their rights, equality and opportunities. Tribal women should get the educational, social, economic and political rights provided by the Indian Constitution. They should be given priority in reservation, land rights, health care, education and employment opportunities, said Prof. N. S. Gajbhiye President of NASI.
Even today tribal women are given secondary treatment in many places. We have to make the equality movement more effective to stop injustice, discrimination and exploitation against them. For that, tribal women themselves should raise their voices and participate in the decision-making process, added Mr. Gajbhiye.
Tribal women need to get more opportunities in the fields of education, health, entrepreneurship and politics. They can be empowered by implementing self-employment, skill development and financial assistance projects. Also, they should try to take advantage of women’s savings groups, educational scholarships and self-help schemes, said Ms. Pragya Tripathi.
About 200 students and faculty members participated in the seminar, which included sessions on Menstruation, Health and Hygiene- Dr. Vaishali Chalakh, Legal Rights of Tribal Women- Kavita Mohrkar, Women Entrepreneurship -K.C. Takle and Demonstration Lectures on Tribal Women -Motiram Uike. Dr. Ratiram Chaudhari, Senate Mamber RTM Nagpur Univetsity, Dr. Nandaji Satpute Management member Gondwana University were present on dias
In his presidential speech, Principal Dr. Yogesh Patil said empowerment of tribal women is not just about their development; it is the development of the whole society. We all should come forward for their empowerment by maintaining the right balance of rights, equality and opportunities. When a tribal woman is empowered, the entire society will be uplifted, he stated.
Ms. Varsha Panbude Coordinator, WDC, Dr. Pratima Lokhande, Associate Professor, Prof. Priyanka Soitkar, Dr. Vidya Chorpagar, Head of Department of Political Science, Dr. Anil Chahande, Dr. Nandaji Satpute, Dr. Pramod Bodhane, Dr. Kundan Dufare and others took pains for the success of the seminar.
