<span style="color: #222222;">In Maharashtra, Union Minister for Women & Child Development and Minority Affairs Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurated a two-day Women 20 (W20) inception meeting today at Chatrapati Sambhajinagar.<br />''<br />''Addressing the inaugural session, the Union Minister said that W20 may give guidance on how to use the best practices to build more empowerment for women.<br />''         <br />''Amitabh Kant Sherpa of the G-20 group of Indian presidency said that for the growth and greater prosperity women led development has to be a key focus of India's presidency, therefore India made women-led development a very integral part of the G- 20 presidency.<br />''<br />''Union State Minister for finance Dr. Bhagwat Karad, Union State Minister for Railway Shri Raosaheb Patil Danve, Government of Maharashtra Minister for Co-Operative Shri Atul Save and Employment Guarantee Scheme and horticulture Shri Sandipan Bhumre also addressed in the opening ceremony.<br />''<br />''They all welcomed the delegates in the historical place of Chatrapati Sambhajinagar. W20 president Dr. Sandhya Purecha delivered the Welcome address and the Chief coordinator of the W-20 secretariat Smt Dharitri Patnaik voted thanks.</span>