Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi during a conference on ‘Closing the Gender Gap: Health, Education and Economic Opportunity’ in Patna on Friday said the number of girls who qualified in Bihar secondary and senior secondary examinations has increased owing to the scholarships and essentials like school uniforms and cycle to about 1.5 crore girl students.
The conference held at Lemon Tree Hotel in Patna said, “There is a need for consolidated efforts in all dimensions – Education, Society, Culture, and Politics to ensure gender equality. He said economic quality cannot cure gender inequality.”
He talked about the improvement in the pass percentage of girl students. In 2005, the number of girls passed in the matric exam was 1.86 lakh which increased to 8.22 lakh in 2019. The number of girls who passed in the examination was 19,238 in 2005 increased to 5.56 lakh in 2017.
बिहार में 2005 में मैट्रिक उत्तीर्ण लड़कियों की संख्या 1.86 लाख से बढ़कर 2019 में 8.22 लाख तथा 2005 में इंटर उत्तीर्ण लड़कियों की संख्या 19.238 हजार से बढ़कर 2017 में 5.56 लाख हो गई है। हमारी सरकार छात्राओं को अबतक 1.5 करोड़ साइकिल, पोशाक, छात्रवृति एवं अन्य लाभ प्रदान कर रही है।
— Sushil Kumar Modi (मोदी का परिवार ) (@SushilModi) December 6, 2019
He further talked about the improvement in the number of women employed in state examinations services. He said after implementing a 35% reservation for women in government jobs, 20,572 women were selected out of the 40,884 women who qualified in BPSC, Bihar SSC, and Bihar Police Service exams. He added, after implementing a 50% reservation for women in teacher recruitment, 58% of women have become teachers.
बिहार सरकार द्वारा सरकारी नौकरियों में महिलाओं को 35% आरक्षण देने से पिछले 3 वर्षों में BPSC, बिहार-SSC व पुलिस सेवा में कुल 40,884 उत्तीर्ण में से 20,572 महिलाएं चयनित हुई। शिक्षक नियुक्ति में 50% आरक्षण से 58% महिलाएं शिक्षक बनी है।
— Sushil Kumar Modi (मोदी का परिवार ) (@SushilModi) December 6, 2019
He informed everyone, Bihar government is the first government in India, which has provided a 50% reservation in the Panchayat Raj System, encouraging women empowerment.
बिहार सरकार ने देश में पहली बार पंचायती राज व्यवस्था में महिलाओं को 50% आरक्षण दिया। जिससे महिला सशक्तीकरण की दिशा में एक व्यापक परिवर्तनकारी बदलाव आया। अब महिलाएं आत्मनिर्भरता से निर्णय ले रही हैं व भूमिका का निर्वहन कर रही हैं।
— Sushil Kumar Modi (मोदी का परिवार ) (@SushilModi) December 6, 2019