Srinagar, May 23 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti asked women of the state to promote peace and prosperity.

While addressing a gathering of women employees here today, the chief minister said women have been the worst victims of situational uncertainties and they should play their role to promote peace process in the state.

“As mothers, wives, daughters or sisters, women in the state have suffered hugely due to the continued violence of past three decades or so,” she said.

Mehbooba said her government requested the Centre for suspension of security operations in view of Ramzan, which was duly acknowledged and implemented.

Since then all the mothers here are living in peace and we hope the whole month passes off peacefully, she said in her address.

Terming youths as an asset for the whole society, the chief minister said wherever and whenever they were given a chance, they proved their mettle globally.

“Their talent and intellect need not go waste wrongly,” she said, appealing women to shoulder their responsibilities in this regard and put the energies of their wards on the path which can prove beneficial to the state and the society.

Mufti said she would work on evolving consensus in the Assembly and outside for giving reservation to women in the elected Houses in the state.

The chief minister announced that the ratio of women in police recruitment would be enhanced so that more women are deployed in the force.

She also directed immediate constitution of gender sensitization committees in all the offices and said wherever possible, care would be taken to post female employees closer to their residence and also examine the demand for starting ladies special buses at district headquarters.

She said soon a separate ladies section would be set up at the chief minister's grievance cell to provide round the clock helpline to women in distress.

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