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Common Civil Code in Goa is Matter of Pride for State, Example for Country: President Murmu – News18


Published By: Kavya Mishra

Last Updated: August 22, 2023, 23:04 IST

President Droupadi Murmu.

The president, who arrived in Goa for a three-day visit earlier in the day, was responding to a civic reception hosted for her at Raj Bhavan. Women are looked at with equality in Goa’s cosmopolitan culture, the president said

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday hailed the “common civil code” in Goa, saying that it was a matter of pride for the state and a good example for the country.

She also noted that women enjoy equal status in the state’s cosmopolitan culture.

The president, who arrived in Goa for a three-day visit earlier in the day, was responding to a civic reception hosted for her at Raj Bhavan.

Women are looked at with equality in Goa’s cosmopolitan culture, the president said.

“The number of women students in higher education in Goa is more than 60 per cent, but there is a need to increase the participation of women in the workforce in the state,” she said.

“It is a matter of pride for Goa that the people here have adopted a common civil code,” she added.

Goa has the colonial-era Portuguese Civil Code which applies to people of all religions.

“The common civil code which provides equal rights to women and men of all communities living in Goa is an example of the cosmopolitan culture here,” President Murmu added.

It was in line with the Constitution and a good example for the country, she said.

At the national level, the proposed Uniform Civil Code came under the spotlight recently when the Law Commission sought the views of various stakeholders on the issue.

Murmu, meanwhile, also hailed the `Atmanirbhar Goa’ initiative in the state, saying that the concept was appreciated across the country.

The coastal state has also done well on the sustainable development front, she added.

Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Union Minister Shripad Naik were present on the occasion.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)

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