Women’s Day: Nari Shakti leads train operations, security and administration

The Jodhpur Division of the North Western Railway (NWR), the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) and the state government have honoured and reposed faith in ‘Nari-Shakti’ in their respective ways on International Women’s Day on Sunday.

Showing respect and reposing faith in the capabilities and sense of responsibility of the female workforce, the NWR’s Jodhpur Division entrusted the task of running the 14813-Jodhpur-Jaipur train service exclusively to women staff. The entire operational staff and onboard personnel, including the drivers (loco pilots), the guard, the ticket-checking staff and the RPF personnel, comprised women.

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Even at the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) and the official residence (CMR), general security arrangements were handled exclusively by all-women police and security staff.

The RSRTC, as a mark of respect for ‘Nari-Shakti’, has extended free travel facility to women and girls in its buses, including local city services, on Sunday.

Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma felicitated women at the state-level Mahila Divas function at the Krishi Mandi premises in Hanumangarh town.

Sharma launched the Lado Protsahan Yojana portal and transferred grant money to beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). He also distributed grant cheques to beneficiaries of other women empowerment schemes, including aid to SHGs, the PM SVANidhi scheme and the CM Nari Shakti Udhyam Protsahan Yojana.

The CM also inaugurated or laid foundation stones for development projects worth Rs 1,000 crore.

Rajasthan Minister for Industries, Sports and Youth Affairs, Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, felicitated women entrepreneurs and achievers from various walks of life.

Several other programmes were also held at the district and departmental levels across the state to celebrate the day.