PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun
Elected women representatives from Mussoorie Municipal Council attended a one-day workshop titled ‘She is a Changemaker’, organised by the National Commission for Women (NCW) at Government Doon Medical College on Saturday.
The workshop aimed to empower women representatives from Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local bodies by improving their leadership skills and participation in decision-making and local governance.
The chairperson of the National Commission for Women emphasised the need to strengthen women’s role in policymaking and make grassroots administration more effective and transparent.
A delegation led by the Mussoorie municipal council chairperson Meera Saklani attended the workshop. It included councillors Geeta Kumai, Neetu Chauhan, Gauri Thapliyal and Shivani Jairwan Bharti.
Saklani said that the workshop was informative and inspiring. She added that such training programmes help women representatives understand policy-related issues, improve their leadership skills and build confidence to address public grievances and contribute to local development.
