Kolkata, 14 August (H.S.) West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday conveyed her heartfelt congratulations to all Kanyashree beneficiaries. She wrote on her official X(formerly twitter) handle, Today is Kanyashree Day. The Kanyashree project, which is our pride, has completed 12 years today. Many congratulations to all the Kanyashree women across the world, across the country, across Bengal.''

I don't know of any other government project that has had such a big impact on women's empowerment in society in such a short time! That's why it is so popular in the world - it won the United Nations Public Service Award, winning first place among 552 projects from 62 countries.

I always think that a society where women are not well off can never be well off. Empowerment of women is necessary for the development of society. It is my pride that today there are more than 93 lakh 'Kanyashree women' in our state. Seventeen and a half thousand crore taka has been handed over to them under this project. We don't just talk about women empowerment. We do it, she added.

Emphasising that her government does not just speak about women’s empowerment but delivers on it, the Chief Minister urged all Kanyashree beneficiaries to aim high and bring pride to the state and nation.

“You will one day build Biswa Bangla and wear the crown of global honour,” she said, ending her message with: “Jai Hind! Jai Bangla! Jai Kanyashree!”

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Hindusthan Samachar / Priyanka Pandey