New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has highlighted women's participation in the workforce and entrepreneurship, saying that women lead more than 50% of startups in the state. In a message on the first day of Sharadiya Navratri on October 11, he also cited an increase in women's workforce participation from 12% to more than 36%.

In a post on X, the chief minister said the state government was focusing on women's safety, dignity and self-reliance. He linked these priorities to efforts to expand opportunities for women in education, employment and entrepreneurship.

Adityanath invoked the Sanskrit expression 'Yatra naryastu pujyante ramante tatra devatah', which conveys that the divine resides where women are...