The prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskar-2015 will be awarded to Haryana Government by President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday on the occasion of International Women’s Day for its significant achievement in improving sex ratio in 2015.
Haryana Chief Secretary DS Dhesi will receive this award in New Delhi, said an official spokesman.
He said that after the launch of Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao (BBBP) Programme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Panipat on January 22 last year, the state has taken a number of steps for the welfare of girls and women.
He said that for the first time in last more than 10 years, the sex ratio at birth has crossed 900 marks in the month of December 2015 in Haryana.
The State Government has implemented the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Acts and Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act effectively wherein more than 190 FIRs have been registered against the violators of these Acts during last nine months, said the spokesman.
A day before, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal had congratulated all the Deputy Commissioners in the state for their sincere and dedicated efforts made for the success of “Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao” campaign.
In his demi official letter addressed to all Deputy Commissioners, the Chief Minister had asked them to convey his facilitations to the officers who had done commendable work in this campaign.
Notably, Haryana had recorded the lowest child sex ratio of 834 compared to the national average of 919 (according to census of India 2011).