State women still backward: Report
Imphal, June 19 : Despite the significant steps being undertaken for the protection of women's rights and promoting their welfare, the status of women in Manipur continues to remain backward, said an analysis of the State Economic Survey Report of the Manipur Government compiled by the State Directorate of Economic and Statistics. The survey report said the goal of poverty alleviation cannot be achieved without the full and active participation of women who constitute a large section of work force, is a well known fact. Thus, women empowerment is critical to the process of the development. So, bringing into the mainstream of development is a major concern of the Government, the report maintained. In order to empower women and bring them into mainstream, an enabling environment with requisite policies and programmes, institutional mechanisms at various levels and adequate financial resources have been created. With gradual spread of education and empowerment, the position of women h...