State Govt announces welfare, measures for women

SRINAGAR : The Jammu and Kashmir Government today announced a number of welfare and other measures for women in the State.
Minister for Finance Haseeb Drabu in the budget proposal for the year 2016-17 presented in the Legislative Assembly today said he was introducing some gender specific budgeting initiatives and proposed to waive off the fee of all girl students in the State Government-run educational institutions upto the higher secondary level.
“I propose that 10 per cent area in all industrial estates of the state shall be reserved for women entrepreneurs. However, this is subject to the condition that if it is transferred it shall be to an enterprise which is incorporated in the name of a woman and has women as the majority shareholders as directors. The industries and commerce department will notify these additions, Dr Drabu said.
He also proposed to set up two Entrepreneur Development Centres at Srinagar and Jammu to help, guide and train aspiring women entrepreneurs.
” I am announcing that four more women police stations will be set up in the State. The districts where these police stations will be set up are Pulwama and Kupwara in Kashmir and Kathua and Udhampur in Jammu”, he said, adding that this was in addition to the four women police stations being set up on the direction of the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti at Anantnag, Baramulla, Jammu and Rajouri.
He said he was earmarking an additional amount of Rs 5 crore for a dedicated city bus service for women in Srinagar and Jammu cities.
“I am making a provision to provide exclusive women toilets in all state, district and sub district hospital”, Dr Drabu announced while winding up his 52-page budget speech. (AGENCIES)

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