Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that Telangana as the safest state for women and to strengthen their empowerment in the country. Speaking on the occasion he launched the campaign Stand With Her at the JNTU campus on Saturday said that we should all stand firm and fight for women’s protection.

Introduction of laws and monitoring of women’s safety by the police is not enough. He has expressed serious concern over the increasing cybercrimes against women in recent times. He said that with the rise of social media use, cybercrimes had also increased.

He said that protection of women is possible only when we all consider it a social responsibility. Every woman should be respected in society like our family members.

He appealed to the youth to become brand ambassadors for women’s protection in the State. Women should not confine themselves to the kitchen and the Government wants them to excel in all fields. We should develop the philosophy of supporting women against gender discrimination and protecting their rights, he added.

Ration Cards and Indiramma houses are being provided in the name of women. Loans have been sanctioned to SHGs and a shopping complex has been allotted to them at Shilparamam, he said. The government had taken steps to encourage women to generate solar power and compete with companies such as Adani and Ambani in the future, he added.