<p>President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday hailed the 'common civil code' in Goa, saying that it was a matter of pride for the state and a good example for the country.</p>.<p> She also noted that women enjoy an equal status in the state's cosmopolitan culture.</p>.<p> The president, who arrived in Goa for a three-day visit earlier in the day, was speaking at a civic reception hosted for her at Raj Bhavan.</p>.<p> Women are looked at with equality in Goa's cosmopolitan culture, the president said.</p>.President Droupadi Murmu arrives in Goa on 3-day visit.<p> “The number of women students in higher education in Goa is more than 60 per cent, but there is a need to increase the participation of women in the workforce in the state,” she said.</p>.<p> 'It is a matter of pride for Goa that the people here have adopted a common civil code,' she added.</p>.<p> Goa has the colonial-era Portuguese Civil Code which is applicable to people of all religions.</p>.<p> “The common civil code which provides equal rights to women and men of all communities living in Goa is an example of the cosmopolitan culture here,” President Murmu said.</p>.<p> It was in line with the Constitution and a good example for the country, she added.</p>.<p> At the national level, the proposed Uniform Civil Code came under the spotlight recently when the Law Commission sought views of various stakeholders on the issue.</p>.<p> Murmu, meanwhile, also hailed the `Atmanirbhar Goa' initiative in the state, saying that the concept was appreciated across the country.</p>.<p> The coastal state has also done well on the sustainable development front, she added.</p>.<p> Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Union minister Shripad Naik were present on the occasion.</p>.<p>The president handed over letters under the Forest Rights Act to six members of tribal communities, giving them right to their lands.</p>.<p>Speaking on the occasion, Governor Pillai said Mahatma Gandhi had stressed the need for social freedom along with political freedom, and worked for people living in villages.</p>.<p>Gandhi would have been very happy to see Murmu as president of the country, he added.</p>
<p>President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday hailed the 'common civil code' in Goa, saying that it was a matter of pride for the state and a good example for the country.</p>.<p> She also noted that women enjoy an equal status in the state's cosmopolitan culture.</p>.<p> The president, who arrived in Goa for a three-day visit earlier in the day, was speaking at a civic reception hosted for her at Raj Bhavan.</p>.<p> Women are looked at with equality in Goa's cosmopolitan culture, the president said.</p>.President Droupadi Murmu arrives in Goa on 3-day visit.<p> “The number of women students in higher education in Goa is more than 60 per cent, but there is a need to increase the participation of women in the workforce in the state,” she said.</p>.<p> 'It is a matter of pride for Goa that the people here have adopted a common civil code,' she added.</p>.<p> Goa has the colonial-era Portuguese Civil Code which is applicable to people of all religions.</p>.<p> “The common civil code which provides equal rights to women and men of all communities living in Goa is an example of the cosmopolitan culture here,” President Murmu said.</p>.<p> It was in line with the Constitution and a good example for the country, she added.</p>.<p> At the national level, the proposed Uniform Civil Code came under the spotlight recently when the Law Commission sought views of various stakeholders on the issue.</p>.<p> Murmu, meanwhile, also hailed the `Atmanirbhar Goa' initiative in the state, saying that the concept was appreciated across the country.</p>.<p> The coastal state has also done well on the sustainable development front, she added.</p>.<p> Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Union minister Shripad Naik were present on the occasion.</p>.<p>The president handed over letters under the Forest Rights Act to six members of tribal communities, giving them right to their lands.</p>.<p>Speaking on the occasion, Governor Pillai said Mahatma Gandhi had stressed the need for social freedom along with political freedom, and worked for people living in villages.</p>.<p>Gandhi would have been very happy to see Murmu as president of the country, he added.</p>