Tirupati, Sept. 15 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today emphasised that women's empowerment must not be viewed only as a matter of welfare, but as the foundation of national development.
He highlighted the need for sustainable economic empowerment models for women as the first national conference of Parliamentary and Legislative committees on women empowerment concluded in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, with the adoption of the 'Tirupati Resolution'.
Delivering his remarks at the valedictory session, the Lok Sabha Speaker highlighted how Gender Responsive Budgeting is not merely a financial mechanism but a socio-economic model that integrates women's needs into the national development agenda.
It was stressed that budgets must serve as instrum...