By IANS
New Delhi : Educating the girl child empowers the entire family and the nation, President Pratibha Patil told a group of students from Manipur who called on her Monday.
On a national integration tour to Delhi and Agra, organised by 32 Assam Rifles, the students had an interactive session with Patil.
Patil said she felt honoured being elected the country’s president and this in turn was an honour for all women in the country.
She stressed the need of educating the girl child and said empowering women means empowering the family and the entire nation.
“I would like to see men and women working together to make the country great,” Patil said.
Hailing from different parts of Manipur, for most of the students it was their first visit to the national capital.