Jammu- Dr Sandhya Purecha, Chair W20 India (Women-20), an official G20 engagement group focused on gender equity, met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, at the Raj Bhavan here on Saturday, an official spokesperson said.
Dr Purecha, he said, shared with the LG the vision and goals of W20 and efforts to mainstream gender considerations into G20 discussions and translate into the G20 Leaders’ Declaration as policies and commitments that foster gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
“The Lt Governor assured cooperation and support of the UT administration to the W20 in its endeavours towards women-led development and an equal and equitable society,” the spokesperson said.
Dr Purecha’s meeting with LG comes at a time when the Union Territory administration is making preparations over a possible G20 summit meeting in Jammu and Kashmir this year.
Last month, LG Sinha chaired a high-level meeting and called for extensive preparations ahead of the G20 meet. He said that the meetings under India’s presidency is also an opportunity to share Jammu Kashmir’s achievements and to showcase its rich cultural heritage.
In June last year, the LG-led dispensation had established a five-member high level committee for overall coordination in connection with hosting of G-20 meetings in J&K in 2023.
J&K’s housing and urban development department principal secretary was appointed chairman of the committee which was formed in response to a June 4 communication from the Ministry of External Affairs.
Four other members included Commissioner Secretary (Transport), Administrative Secretary (Tourism), Administrative Secretary (Hospitality and Protocol) and Administrative Secretary (Culture).
This will be the first major international summit to be held in Jammu and Kashmir after the erstwhile state’s special status guaranteed under Article 370 of the Constitution was withdrawn and it was divided into two union territories in August 2019.
G20 brings together 19 of the world’ leading economies and the European Union, with its members accounting for more than 80 per cent of global GDP, 75 percent of global trade and 60 percent of the global population, according to the MEA.
The G20 member nations are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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