Raipur: Describing women's empowerment as the cornerstone of the state's overall development, Women and Child Development Minister Smt. Laxmi Rajwade said that when women are empowered, families, society, and the entire state become stronger. Addressing the state-level "Lakshmi Sakhi Millets Cart" distribution program held at her residence in Naya Raipur, she said the state government is continuously working to make women self-reliant and integrate them into the mainstream of development.