A variety of events marked the observance of International Women's Day in Kozhikode on Tuesday.
Local Self-Governments Minister M.V. Govindan inaugurated the State-level Women’s Day observance of the Kudumbashree Mission and called for the setting up of more community kitchens in the State to relieve women from being “imprisoned in kitchens”.
He hailed the role of the Kudumbashree Mission in accelerating social and financial empowerment of women in the State. The Minister also inaugurated the ‘Sthree Sakthi Kala Jatha’, a State-wide campaign for women empowerment and an anti-drug campaign.
