President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday took a ride on E-rickshaw driven by a tribal woman in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada and had lunch with children from a nearby village.
The E-rickshaw driver, Phoolmati Bhaskar, is a member of a women's cooperative in Teknagar village.
President Kovind appreciated state government's initiatives to make tribal women independent by supporting cooperatives, including the E-rickshaw project. He appreciated the project for being environment-friendly
‘दंतेश्वरी ई-रिक्शा सेवा’ का सफल संचालन करने वाली बहनों से मिलकर ख़ुशी हुई। अपने बच्चों और परिवार के भविष्य को सँवारने के लिए परिश्रम करने वाली वे आदिवासी बहने, पूरे देश की महिलाओं के लिए, सशक्तीकरण और भागीदारी की मिसाल हैं – राष्ट्रवपति कोविन्द pic.twitter.com/g1fIhCu2FI
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He then went to Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram in Hiranagar village to have lunch with the children there and prayed with them before taking the meal.
The President also inaugurated a computer lab there and distributed sweets, which he had brought from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, among the children.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh accompanied the President to both places.
