New Delhi, April 14 -- Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Raksha Nikhil Khadse, on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated the mission to empower women since the time he was elected as the Prime Minister in 2014, underlining that most of the welfare schemes are dedicated to women of the country today.

Speaking at the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) press conference, Khadse stressed the Bill aims to reserve 1/3rd of the total seats in the Lok Sabha for women. She said that the amendment to Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam will enable the women legislators to be involved in policy making and decision making, positively impacting the "Viksit Bharat" dream.

"Today, women are leading in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha ...