00:08when we talk about development we often think of roads bridges and industries but there's
00:13another question that's just as important how many women are part of that quote story
00:19in utarakhand the pushkar singh dhami government believes that development becomes stronger when
00:24women are not just beneficiaries but decision makers entrepreneurs and leaders and that's the
00:31thinking behind the state's first ever women policy take a look a policy by itself doesn't change lives
00:39but a policy can create opportunities and utarakhand's first dedicated women policy aims to do
00:46exactly that create a roadmap for increasing women's participation in governance employment and the
00:53state's economy the policy reflects the dhami government's focus on making women active
00:58partners in utarakhand's development journey one of its biggest highlight is stronger participation
01:05at the grassroots the government plans to strengthen mahila sabhaz at the gram panchayat level giving
01:12women a bigger role in local decision making whether it's village development community welfare or local
01:19planning women are expected to have a stronger voice in shaping decisions that directly affect their
01:26lives but this isn't starting from scratch over the past few years utarakhand has already introduced
01:33several measures aimed at increasing women's participation the state provides 30 percent horizontal
01:40reservation for women in government jobs opening more opportunities in the public service while
01:46strengthening financial security for thousands of families representation has also expanded into the
01:52cooperative sector with 33 percent reservation for women in cooperative societies women are becoming
01:59part of economic decision making at the grassroots not just the administrative processes the focus however
02:07goes beyond reservation it is also about creating livelihoods take the mahila sarathi yojna launched as a pilot in
02:16dehradhon the initiative is encouraging women to become auto rickshaw and two wheeler drivers opening up new income
02:23opportunities and breaking traditional barriers the idea is simple create jobs build confidence and promote
02:32financial independence several other schemes are working towards the same goal lakwati didi mukhimantri sashakt behen
02:41utsav yojna ekal mahila swarozgar yojna and drone didi are helping women explore entrepreneurship develop new skills and build sustainable
02:51livelihoods
02:52now together these initiatives are creating an ecosystem where women are not just seeking employment but creating opportunities for themselves
03:01the government's broader vision is to build a women-led development model one where reservation entrepreneurship
03:09governance and economic participation work together instead of functioning as separate initiatives
03:17the newly approved women policy attempts to bring all these efforts under one structured framework
03:24as utarakhand moves forward the real success of this policy lies in the initiatives that are empowering many more women
03:31to participate in public life gain financial independence and become active partners in utarakhand's growth story
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