India, March 8 -- Over the past decade, the government has given highest priority to women's safety, making laws stricter to prevent crimes against them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.

Addressing at Vansi Borsi village in Gujarat's Navsari district on International Women's Day, Modi, who is on a two-day visit to his home state of Gujarat, introduced two schemes --- Gujarat Scheme for Antyodaya Families for Augmenting Livelihoods (G-SAFAL) and Gujarat Mentorship and Acceleration of Individuals for Transforming Rural Income (G-MAITRI).

"The G-SAFAL initiative aims to provide financial assistance and entrepreneurial training to women from self-help groups in Antyodaya families across two aspirational districts and 13 aspira...