Narendra Modi addresses FICCI summit

Speaking at the FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) in New Delhi on Monday Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi pitched for women empowerment in India. He said country needs to engage women in the decision making and empower them financially.

Modi said India could become the developed nation if women come forward and contribute their talent in the nation building process. He gave several examples of women entrepreneurship from his own state Gujarat and said India needs to recognize the power in women.  

“Now, women are two steps ahead of men. We need to recognise the power of women. Boys want to marry women who are working, times are changing. It should not be only for financial interest, the mindset should also change,” Modi said.

Modi gave examples of brands like Amul, Lijjat Papad and Jassuben pizza which all were all driven by women. “In Ahmedabad Jassu Behen’s pizza is very popular, people prefer those pizzas over Pizza Hut pizzas. Jassu Behen died 5 years back but her pizzas still capture the markets of Gujarat. Lijjat papad was started by Gujarat’s tribal women. It’s a model of entrepreneurship,” Modi said.

He strongly slams female foeticide in India and said mindset of the society has to change.

“Our ideas have only deteriorated with education, we are becoming more medieval than we were in the 18th century. In the 21st century, girls are aborted inside the mother’s womb. Both men and women have a role to play in this crime. This happens in Gujarat too. The data on female infanticide is shocking,” Modi said.

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