Question: The three-day (10-12 January 2017) National Women’s Parliament is being organized at-
(a) Amravati
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Jaipur
(d) Lucknow
Ans:(a)
Related facts:
- On 10 February 2017; the three-day National Women’s Parliament (NWP) organised by Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
- It began in the state capital region Amravati.
- The theme of the event was ‘Empowering Women — Strengthening Democracy’.
- It is first-of-its-kind conclave in India; the National Women’s Parliament will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi .
- The vision of NWP is to enable and encourage social, political and economic empowerment of women in all strata of the society.
- One of the objectives of NWP is to generate new ideas, concepts, theories and ideologies for women empowerment.
- Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama, Union Ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and P Ashok Gajapati Raju, AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi, Bangladesh Parliament Speaker Shirin Chaudhury, Gandhian Ela Bhatt, actress Manisha Koirala and many other dignitaries attended the inaugural event.
- As many as 91 women parliamentarians, 401 women legislators, 300 social and corporate sector women leaders from India and abroad attended the NWP.
- An ‘International Woman Icon of the World’ award and 12 best young achievers awards for women in different fields will be presented at the NWP.
- The discussions on subjects like socio-political challenges in women empowerment, women’s status and decision-making power, building own identity and vision for the future took place.
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