Empowerment of women has always received precedence in the framing of policies and actions of this Government.

Honourable AMMA, who initiated the Women Self Help Group Movement in Tamilnadu, has seen it blossom into a spectacular social revolution.

It is truly a mass social movement for empovwerment of women with nearly 50 lakh women members enrolled in three lakh self help groups with savings and credit linkage in excess of Rs. 889 crores and Rs. 1563 crores, respectively.

The unique ‘Cradle Baby Scheme’ and the ‘Girl Child Protection Scheme’ have played a major role in protecting the life and improving the social status of the girl child.

This Government deserves the credit for ensuring the most comprehensive and quality supplementary nutrition coverage among children, expectant mothers and the elderly in Tamilnadu.

This Government urges the Union Government to take expeditious action to enact a law enabling 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state Legislatures.