The 16-member team of Mothers and Widows Association of Phek District returned to Nagaland from their National Integration Tour from Delhi and Agra. The return was flagged in by Major General Vikas Lakhera, Sena Medal, Inspector General Assam Rifles (North) at Kohima on October 23.
Addressing the gathering, Maj. Gen Lakhera exhorted the members of Mothers and Widows Association to work towards further cooperation and upliftment of the Naga society and to encourage participation in future tours which could benefit the common masses.
Mention may be made that the tour is a first organised for women of the Mothers and Widows Association, Phek district.During the flagged in, the women also shared their testimonies and wonderful experiences in their journey.
The Tour which was flagged off from Phek District of Nagaland on October 15 to commemorate the International Day for Rural Women, witnessed the women undertake a nine days journey. The tour encapsulated visits to India Gate and National War Memorial, historical tour of Rashtrapati Bhavan, Red Fort, Lotus Temple, Shastri Bhavan, Taj Mahal and a cultural extravaganza offered by the bustling streets of Sarojini Market and Delhi Haat.
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The tour also provided the women a platform to interact with Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs Smriti Zubin Irani. It was reported that meeting proved fruitful in providing an avenue to discuss regional issues, mitigation of grievances and awareness of existing and future government schemes. The tour served its purpose in integrating the women with other parts of the country and the experience gained will help them positively in future.
At the end of the Flagged in Ceremony, all the members of the Association were presented with mementos and gifts which was followed by a group photograph to commemorate the occasion. The members of Mothers and Widows Association thanked the Assam Rifles for undertaking such a landmark initiative for the upliftment of the Naga society and promised their future cooperation in other such confidence building measures.
