New Delhi, March 6 -- Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Annapurna Devi has announced the government will celebrate International Women's Day on March 8 as a national event with the theme 'Viksit Bharat with Nari Shakti'.

A national consultation will be held in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhawan here on March 8, Devi said in a video message. In a statement, the WCD Ministry stressed the significance of International Women's Day as a global occasion to recognize women's achievements across national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political boundaries.

"The government will celebrate International Women's Day on March 8 as a national event on the theme of Developed India with Nari Shakti which wou...