President Droupadi Murmu, who is on a three-day visit to Jharkhand, will on Thursday interact with women members of Self Help Groups in Khunti, the birthplace of tribal icon Birsa Munda, an official said. Over 25,000 tribal women are expected to participate in the programme, he said. Later in the day, the President will attend the second convocation of the IIIT in Ranchi.
President Droupadi Murmu, who is on a three-day visit to Jharkhand, will on Thursday interact with women members of Self Help Groups in Khunti, the birthplace of tribal icon Birsa Munda, an official said.
KHUNTI President Droupadi Murmu, who is on a three-day visit to Jharkhand, on Thursday said there is a need to preserve the cultural identity of the Scheduled Tribe community. The tribal society presents ideal examples in many fields, and “one of these is the non-prevalence of the dowry system”, she said. Murmu urged tribal women to come forward and reap the benefits of government schemes. “Come forward and take the benefits of government schemes which are run for your welfare. Tribal women of Jharkhand are ahead of those in other states when it comes to women empowerment,” Murmu said, while addressing self-help groups at an event in Khunti. The President stressed on the need for preserving the distinct cultural identity of tribals and said their society is “free of evil practices such as dowry”. “There is a need to preserve the cultural identity of the Scheduled Tribe community,” Murmu said. She pointed out that many people in society,