This workshop, conducted in collaboration with the Goa government, aimed at catalysing women-led development in the western region of the country, read the release issued by the NITI Aayog.
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The workshop underscored how the lack of education and proper awareness among women led to domestic violence, forcing the women to clamour for their rights.
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