மகளிர் முன்னேற்றமும், பாதுகாப்பும் எதிர்பார்த்த அளவிலும் வேகத்திலும் வெற்றிபெறாத நிலையில் நிருபயா நிதியை முழுவீச்சில் செலவிடவும், மகளிர் சுய...

DMK working president M.K. Stalin issued a comprehensive policy call on March 8, 2018, marking International Women's Day by urging governments at both central and state levels to translate developmental rhetoric into tangible socio-economic empowerment for women. Stalin pointed out that despite administrative claims, women's advancement and safety had not progressed at the required speed or scale, demanding immediate and full-scale utilization of the long-idle Nirbhaya Fund to establish robust, accessible safety infrastructure across public spaces.

Stalin called for revitalizing and expanding women's self-help groups, a transformative grassroots initiative pioneered in Tamil Nadu during previous DMK administrations to provide financial independence and entrepreneurial opportunities to rural women. He urged the state government to extend comprehensive credit linkages and marketing support to these micro-enterprises.

The DMK leader reaffirmed his party's unyielding pledge to fight for the swift enactment of the landmark Women's Reservation Bill, guaranteeing 33 percent representation for women in Parliament and state legislative assemblies. Stalin declared that real democratic progress is unattainable without gender equality, pledging that the DMK will continually advance policies that guarantee female dignity, leadership, and institutional empowerment.