Union Minister Smriti Irani Calls For 'Nari Se Kharidari' On Diwali To Support Local Women Vendors

By: WE Staff | Tuesday, 2 November 2021

Smriti Irani, the Union Minister of woman and child development called for elevating support for local women entrepreneurs and vendors by doing ‘Nari Se Kharidari.’ Irani posted a short clip on Twitter, which shows females working in a range of industries. She said both the schemes given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi- ‘Women-led Developmemt’ and ‘Vocal4Local’ are now “a mission for every Indian.”

Irani added, “Let’s support both these missions by doing Nari Se Kharidari this Deepavali and support our local women vendors/entrepreneurs.”

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare of India, Mansukh Mandaviya said in a Twitter post, “This Diwali, let us light the lives of women in India. Support PM Narendra Modi Ji's clarion call of #Vocal4Local & his vision of ‘Women-led Development’ by doing “NariSeKharidari and contribute to strengthening the economic development of women.”

In the last month, Irani talked about Modi’s vision of Women-Led Development and listed out the Indian government's efforts to promote women empowerment.

Speaking at the annual session on ‘Strengthening Resilience Expanding Prosperity’, Irani said that India has the highest proportion of female politicians in panchayats, a rural government system, and in urban local governments.

Comparing the engagement of men with women in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), she said that women have done better. The Union Minister said that this is the direction in which they should proceed. She went on to say that “We need to make sure that we can help women improve their capacity to serve.” The Union Minister said that women have been mentioned many times in the context of requiring assistance, but she believes that they require more opportunities to study the best practices from around the world.