A week-long drive to sensitise people against female foeticide will be launched by the Directorate of Prosecution under the Mission Shakti Campaign from January 24.
While on the first day of the drive, a discussion on the topic would be held at Capital World School at Nigohan in Lucknow, subsequent days will witness events such as discussion on investigation of the cases and the legal points.
“Rural women will be specially sensitised about the female foeticide issue,” a senior official said.
On the last day of the drive on January 30, a woman staff member of the joint directorate, Prosecution will be made incharge of the office for a day.
Discussions on the latest amendments to the legal provisions of the PCPNDT Act (Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act) will also be held.
In yet another event, women from across the state were given tips on following traffic rules like using helmets and seat belts and also about traffic signals and signs that should be followed while commuting.
Organised by the Social Welfare department, the awareness programmes on following traffic rules also involved giving details about the new rules for driving licence according to which there will be uniformity in the RC (registration certificate) and driving licence across the country.
The new licence will have microchip and QR code and thus it will not be possible for people to hide the past records.
In Rae Bareli, the residents were made aware of the traffic rules and the helpline numbers.