Haryana has bagged four awards for its good performance under the National Programme Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP).
The state would be awarded in a function to be organised by the Central Government on the occasion of National Girl Child Day (NGCD) at New Delhi on January 24, said an official spokesman.
He said that the state has bagged one state level and three district level awards under this prestigious programme.
Giving details, the spokesman said that Haryana has been selected in the state level category ‘over all support, guidance, monitoring and achieving the targets of BBBP’.
He said that three districts of Haryana including Jhajjar, Kurukshetra and Karnal have also been selected in different categories.
District Jhajjar has been selected in the category ‘Enabling Girl Child Education’ and district Kurukshetra in category ‘Enforcement of Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act’. Similarly, district Karnal has been selected in the category ‘Effective Community Engagement’, the spokesman said.
He further said that BBBP is completing four years of its implementation. In order to mark the fourth anniversary of BBBP, the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has decided to recognize and felicitate five states/UTs and 25 districts for their exemplary performance under BBBP.
The theme of the National Girl Child Day is “Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow”. The day is being celebrated with an objective to generate awareness on the issue of declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and create a positive environment around valuing the girl child, he added.