In a bid to improve skewed sex ratio in the State, Haryana Government will rope in artists, educational institutions like schools and colleges for launching a special campaign in all 21 districts of the State from April 1.
The special campaign will be aimed at spreading awareness among people about various social issues like ‘Beti Bachao- Beti Padhao’, female foeticide and also, social evils prevailing in the society.
A spokesperson of the State Government said that special cultural programmes would be organised in all 21 districts and 125 blocks in the State from April 1. The campaign will continue till the month of September this year.
He said that the State Government will rope in private artists and educational institutes like schools and colleges for the success of this campaign. The Ministers and local MlAs would be the chief guest in the district and block level programmes. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal has approved a sum of Rs11 lakh for this campaign.
Giving details about the campaign, he said that special programmes would be organized in Mewat from April 1 to 9, Mahendergarh from April 1 to 11, Rewari from April 6 to 10, Palwal from April 13 to April 21, Faridabad from April 13 to 15, Bhiwani from May 4 to 15, Sirsa from May 19 to 22.
The campaign would be organised from June 1 to 9 in district Fatehabad, from June 10 to 18 in Jind, from June 15 to 25 in Hisar, July 1 to 4 in Gurgaon, July 6 to 10 in Jhajjar, July 13 to 17 in Rohtak, July 15 to 24 in Sonepat, August 3 to 7 in Panipat, August 5 to 12 in Karnal, August 12 to 22 in Kaithal, September 1 to 8 in Kurukshetra, September 10 to 17 in Yamunanagar, September 10 to 24 in Panchkula and September 14 to 19 in Ambala.
The spokespersonsaid that a state level cultural programme would also be organized on the first anniversary of the present state government on October 26 in which Chief Minister Manohar lal would be the chief guest.
As per the data with state Health Department, the sex ratio was 877 girls per 1000 boys till November last year, higher than 833 girls per 1000 boys in 2011. The sex ratio in Haryana is 837, in the below six years of age category.
Haryana, the state with skewed sex ratio was chosen by the Central Government for the nationwide launch of ‘Beti Bachao- Beti Padhao’ scheme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 12 districts of Haryana covered under BBBP are Mahendragarh, Jhajjar, Rewari, Sonepat, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Rohtak, Yamunanagar, Kaithal, Bhiwani and Panipat.