Supriya Das Dutta, Sabhadhipati, Sepahijala Zilla Parishad will attend the 57th session of the United Nations Commission on Population development to be held at the UN Headquarters in New York from April 29.
In the session, Dutta will represent the country along with two other Indian women.
They are Ms. Kunuku Hema Kumari, Gram Pradhan (Sarpanch) of Pekeru Gram Panchayat under West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh and Neeru Yadav, Gram Pradhan (Sarpanch) of Lambi Ahir Gram Panchayat in Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan.
All of them were nominated by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Additional Director of State Panchayat Department Prasun Dey today informed this.
Dey also remarked that she is a born leader and tried to make some basic changes over the attitude of administration and society towards women in order to create a women friendly Panchayat.
Before leaving the state, she said in an interview that in the summit, she would deliberate issues such as women's empowerment and gender inequality, including the role, leadership and impact of women in the development process in the country.
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