The President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil has stressed on a coordinated approach towards implementation and monitoring of programmes and schemes for the welfare of women. <br/><br/>She observed that though the Government has a number of programmes for the women, many of the benefits do not reach the women. <br/><br/>Mrs. Patil was inaugurating a seminar on Gender Justice and Empowerment of Women with special reference to Sikkim in Gangtok today. <br/><br/>The day-long seminar marks the finale of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the High Court of Sikkim. <br/><br/>The President asserted that the gender equality is not a confrontational approach but means mutual respect and equal opportunities to all in a non-discriminatory manner. <br/><br/>AIR Gangtok correspondent reports that the High Court of Sikkim was established on 17th April 1955 which became the High Court of the State of Sikkim after this erstwhile kingdom joined the Indian Union on 16th May 1975.<br/><br/>Later addressing the first convocation function of the Sikkim University at Saramsa near Gangtok, the President called upon the Sikkim University to become a platform for bringing forth rich heritage of Sikkim to both the local and global community.<br/><br/>She stressed that success of the University will deepen on its ability to encourage new and innovative thinking. The 23rd Central University of the Country was established on the 2nd July 2007.