District administration Budgam today organised a first of its kind Women Conclave at Sheikh ul Alam Hall Budgam.
The speakers included Munsiff, District Court Budgam,TabasumQadirParray, CEO Budgam, Fatima Tak, District Tuberculosis OfficerDrAdfat, JKEDI District Officer DrNaila, In charge women cell Budgam, InspectorGulshan, ACDPO Social Welfare ShaheenRasool, and entrepreneur RubeenaTabasum.
The speakers thoroughly deliberated on the issues ofdomestic violence and sexual harassment at workplaces, legal rights of womenand informed participants about various women specific schemes and governmentinitiatives under various departments including EDI, education and health.
The DC Budgam, Syed SehrishAsgar, who was the chief guestdeliberated in detail about various levels of women empowerment. She stressedupon participants to take initiative to break the taboo of female inferiority.She said this is need of the modern times that women be part of great changesthe society is going through and contribute more in social and economicdevelopment of the societies.
She cautioned the participants about misusing the rights conferredupon the women.