Pune, November 26: President Pratibha Patil on Thursday asked people to work towards ending gender discrimination to boost women empowerment in the country.
“Since women account for half the human resources in the country, it is imperative to endeavour for their education and all round development to take the nation forward,” Patil said while speaking at the centenary celebrations of ‘Pune Vidyarthi Griha’ here.
She exhorted the educational institutions to nurture and protect traditional values in the society.
Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and former Lok Sabha speaker and Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi were also present on the occasion.
–PTI