Lucknow, March 5 -- In a bid to set new benchmarks in women empowerment and girls' education the Uttar Pradesh government will organise grand Mission Shakti fairs across all 75 districts of the state on International Women's Day on March 8, official sources said here on Wednesday.
Sources said that the initiative will not only promote women's safety, self-reliance and education but will also strengthen grassroots efforts toward self-defence, life skills and leadership development for girls. "The Mission Shakti campaign, spearheaded by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has emerged as a revolutionary initiative for ensuring the safety, dignity and self-reliance of women and girls in UP," they said.
Sources said that now the government has d...