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NEW DELHI: Spelling out the Government's commitment on the issue of 33 per cent reservation for women, the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Meira Kumar, on Saturday said a consensus was being worked out with other parties on the issue. Speaking at a National Conference of the Mahila Dakshata Samiti in the Capital on Saturday, Ms. Kumar said: "The United Progressive Alliance chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, is working on a consensus with other parties to resolve the issue. The UN has passed many resolutions to give dignity and power to women. India has also been committed to the cause and social reformers from the time of Raja Ram Mohan Roy have contributed to the cause." The Minister stated that the Panchayati Raj Act had triggered off a silent revolution by guaranteeing participation of women in elected bodies at the grassroots level with no political exposure. "It changed the situation overnight. There was a time when the husbands of the elected `pradhans' were known as `pati-pradhans'. But now they want to educate their children. It is time we understand our inner strengths,'' she stated. Ms. Sonia Gandhi sent a message to Mahila Dakshata Samiti on the occasion of the national conference that was read out to the audience during the function. "The need of the hour is to end all discrimination against women and to promote gender equality in every sphere. As a civilised nation it is our responsibility to provide equal opportunity,'' the message said. Focusing on ways to strengthen and streamline the monitoring mechanisms in the country to increase the participation of women in governance, the conference brought together women from different walks of life. "Monitoring mechanisms are an important score card for any government. While India has signed the UN Convention for Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, in the recent review it was found that these commitments are yet to be fulfilled,'' said the Vice-President of the Mahila Daskshata Samiti, Pam Rajput.
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