"With this thinking, the government is taking several progressive decisions", Modi said, addressing 50 years celebrations of Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC) Ladies Wing in Mumbai through video conferencing.
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He said efforts for women's empowerment shouldn't be restricted only to government initiatives and that society needs to play an active role in promoting gender equality.
PM Modi said "Now women won't have to give their divorce or marriage certificates while applying for a passport". Though! It was never been mandatory, to have a passport with maiden name or change the name after marriage. Many women pointed out the same on Twitter, asking or challenging media houses like NDTV and Times Now reporting Modi's comment, who didn't respond. Many institutions, whether banks or travel agents, seem to push this requirement informally and ask women hazaar questions about why they didn't change their name after marriage. The panel had found that there was no real need to mention the name of the spouse in the passport. The government wants the woman of the house to be the priority in all of its development schemes, he added.
"Within a year of its launch, the scheme has already benefited 2 crore women."Lijjat Papad (Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad, also known as Lijjat, is a cooperative involved in the manufacturing of various fast moving consumer goods) and Amul are the best examples for this. With the latest announcement from Modi, women and recently married couples will be relieved from this strenuous process.
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