Blitz Bureau
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on December 9 launched the ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ from Panipat in Haryana from where he had launched ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ on January 22, 2015.
The ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ initiative by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) aims to empower women aged 18-70 years, who have completed Class X. This initiative reflects the Government’s commitment to fostering gender equality and empowering women in various sectors.
As part of the event, the Prime Minister distributed appointment certificates to prospective Bima Sakhis or insurance agents, under the ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ under which the goal is to provide employment opportunities to two lakh women.
Speaking on the occasion, PM Modi said, “The significance of the ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ is not only in the income they generate but also in its contribution to the development of our country. ‘Insurance for all’ is a key to social security and crucial to eradicate poverty.” He said: “Our Government has taken unprecedented steps for women’s empowerment in the past 10 years. … I am very happy to launch the Bima Sakhi Yojana and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of development projects in Panipat.”
Praising the BJP government in the state led by Nayab Singh Saini, he said that the people of Haryana are patriots who have adopted the mantra of ‘Ek hain to safe hain’ (When we are united, we are safe) which has become an example for the rest of the country.
“A few years ago, I had the privilege of starting the ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ campaign from Panipat. It had a positive impact not only in Haryana but in the entire country. Now, after 10 years, ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ has been started for sisters and daughters from this land of Panipat. Our Panipat has become a symbol of women’s power,” he said.
Simultaneously, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the main campus of Maharana Pratap Horticultural University in Karnal. The main campus and six regional research stations, spread over 495 acres, will be established at a cost of over Rs 700 crore. Expressing his unflinching relationship and attachment with Haryana, the Prime Minister thanked the people for electing them to power for the third time in a row.
