Ms. Shamina Shafiq, Member, NCW was Guest at seminar on Agriculture and Gramin Vikas, organized by the Media Association
A seminar on the subject of Agriculture and Gramin Vikas was organised by the Media Association on 3rd June, 2012 at Hapur (UP), wherein, Hon’ble Dr. Amreesh Singh Gautam, Vice President, Delhi State Assembly, was the Chief Guest among various other signatories. Smt. Shamina Shafiq was invited to the function as the Distinguished Guest. During her talk, Smt. Shamina Shafiq emphasised on the role of women in the agriculture field. She emphatically made it clear that while 70 to 75 of rural population was engaged in the field of agriculture but the women has major share i.e. 50 to 60 % which is hidden and never explored. It was the need of the hour that awareness is created about the empowerment of women, only then actual development of agriculture and villages will come forth.