PM Modi Thanks Sudha Murty For Highlighting And Explaining Important Women Health-Related Issues

New Delhi: During his dress in Rajya Sabha, to President's dress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted various issues including development done by BJP-led NDA government in past years.

PM Modi Thanks Sudha Murty in Rajya Sabha

While talking about women empowerment and women-led development currently and past ten years, PM Modi extended a special thanks to Sudha Murty, a Rajya Sabha member for her important speech in Upper House. PM Modi has thanked philanthropist for highlighting key issues with respect to women health.

PM Modi also appreciated educator and author for not just highlighting issue of cervical cancer vaccine but also explaining problems and solutions related to it. Prime Minister also mentioned emotional aspect of Sudha Murty's speech where she said that once a mor dies, no one can get her back, nothing can be done about that.

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Sudha Murty raised two issues during her maiden Rajya Sabha speech which were a government-backed cervical cancer vaccine programme and promotion of domestic tourism. In her speech, Sudha Murty said, "re is a vaccination which is given to girls, between age of nine to 14, known as a cervical vaccination. If girls take that, it (cancer) can be avoided... we should promote vaccination for benefit of our girls because prevention is better than cure." 

Explaining how it would benefit women, she furr said, “It is not expensive. Today it is ₹1,400 for people like me who are in field. If government intervenes and negotiates...you can bring it to ₹700-800. We have such a large population. It will be beneficial for our girls in future.”

PM Modi also highlighted government's focus on women, its contribution towards women-led development across all sectors and various programmes launched for m.