Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 12: Emphas-izing on the need of provide better opportunities to girls to get quality education, former Minister and senior Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma today said that true women empowerment can really be achieved when girl child is given her due importance and care as girls of today will be the women of tomorrow.
Addressing annual day function of K. Universal High School, Sharma said that over all development of society is possible only by providing better education and health facilities to women.
“Educating girl child is a a step forward towards women empowerment,” Sham said, adding “Education helps women to be more productive in her work. A knowledgeable woman has the skills, information, talent, and self-confidence that she requires to be a superior mother, employee, and resident,” Sham said.
Earlier, the programme commenced with the traditional lighting of lamp by the chief guest and the distinguished members of management.
The Principal of School presented welcome address.
He revealed that the true purpose of education is to make minds and not careers.
Later, Sham Sharma along with Principal distributed prizes among the students excelling in academic as well as extracurricular activities.
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