New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- Women make up 15% of India's pilots, more than in any Western nation, Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Saturday, highlighting the country's global lead in female representation in aviation. "India has the highest proportion of women pilots in the world, surpassing the US and Europe," he said at an event in Morena, Madhya Pradesh, where he announced the expansion of the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana and laid the foundation stone of a Post Office Passport Seva Kendra. "The Modi government has said that women have to be made the first priority. To take the country forward, the empowerment of women will do that for us," Scindia said, urging parents to open accounts under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana scheme. Launched in 2015 under the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign, the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is a savings scheme designed to encourage parents to save for the future education and marriage expenses of their girl child. According to the minister, over 34,000 accounts under the scheme have been opened in Morena alone, with more than Rs.190 crore deposited. In a post on X, Scindia said that a daughter is no longer a burden, but rather a strong foundation for the future. "I have personally contributed to the accounts of thousands of little daughters in Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, and Guna. My daughters, this account is the seed of self-reliance; move forward, carve your own path, and become an inspiration for the coming generations," he wrote in Hindi.htc...