<span style="color: #222222;">Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu today called for a national movement for women's empowerment. Mr Naidu urged all  to ensure that no girl child is left out of school.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">While observing that the flagship scheme Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao has undoubtedly created a positive impact, Mr Naidu said that much more needs to be done to change the societal mindset.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a Facebook Post titled "End Discrimination, Empower Women", Mr Naidu pointed out that with women constituting about 50 percent of India's population, progress cannot be achieved unless they are given equal opportunities in all spheres, including the political arena.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He urged all political parties to arrive at a consensus at the earliest on the long-pending proposal to provide adequate reservation to women in parliament and state legislatures at the earliest. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Naidu also emphasized the need for giving equal property rights to women for their economic emancipation.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Vice President recently released a report- Status of Sex Ratio at Birth in India which mentioned that there has not been any change in the sex ratio at birth in India from 2001-2017–the number of girl children born is much less than what is the general or natural norm.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It was brought out by the Indian Association of Parliamentarians for Population and Development (IAPPD).</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Stressing the need for rigorous implementation of Pre-conception & Pre-natal Diagnostics Techniques law to bring about a balance in the sex ratio, the Vice President said there should be zero tolerance towards any kind of discrimination or violence against girls and women.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Calling upon the people to collectively declare a war on poverty, illiteracy and other social hurdles coming in the way of building a New India, Mr Naidu wanted every Indian citizen, particularly the youth to join in the Yagna of building a prosperous and happy India where there will be no discrimination of any kind</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br />