Maneka Gandhi takes to online platform to get feedback on new policies made for women empowerment

Lot of activist take to online platforms to raise voice against the system, but in a very rare move, one union minister has taken to the same platform to get public feedback on new ideas proposed for women safety and empowerment.

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has joined the thousands of activists who use online platforms effectively by launching a petition on her own. Since last few days popular online campaign platform change.org is flooded with suggestions on her proposal.

In her petition, Mrs. Maneka Gandhi has stated that department has formulated the National Policy for Women. It has been a 2 year process with several stakeholder consultations.

"This transformative policy will address the needs of women in the New India and also guide the functioning of the Government in decades to come. We have a draft ready and before we conclude it, I am seeking some out-of-the-box ideas and suggestions from you that could be incorporated into the policy," she stated.

Mrs. Gandhi has stated that based on the petitions raised through change.org, government has taken steps to ease the passport rules for children of single parents and control the alarming rates of caesarean section births.

"I would now like to hear your suggestions for this policy by the 15th May 2017," she stated."People can also send their suggestions on Twitter and on the Facebook page of the Ministry. Don't forget to add #NationalPolicy4Women on all your suggestions," she requested.