The three-day Awareness Yatras organised in pursuance of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ campaign was flagged off on Saturday in 12 districts of Haryana by Central and State Government Ministers to sensitize the people about the security and education of the girl child, skewed sex ratio, prevention of female foeticide and women empowerment.
Three Union Ministers flagged off the Awareness Yatras in three districts. Union Minister for Rural Development Birender Singh flagged it off at Kaithal, Union Minister of State for Planning and Defence, Rao Inderjeet Singh at Karnal and Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal at Palwal.
Eight ministers of State Government who flagged off the Awareness Yatras in eight districts included Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma at Sirsa, Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu at Rohtak and Hisar, Health Minister Anil Vij at Panchkula, Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister Narbir Singh at Mewat, Women and Child Development Minister Kavita Jain at Sonipat and Minister of State for Cooperation, Bikram Singh Yadav at Mahendergarh, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Kumar at Kurukshetra and Minister of State for Food and Supplies Karan Dev Kamboj at Yamuna Nagar.
On Sunday also, the Awareness Yatra would be flagged off by the ministers in various districts. Speaking at a function in Kaithal, Rural Development minister Birender Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi would give a clarion call to the people of the country on January 22 from Panipat on the launch of Beti Bachao-Beti Padao programme that female foeticide should be completely eradicated from the society as it is a stigma to humanity and take steps for women empowerment.