Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 24 th  January, 2019:  The National Girl Child Week is being celebrated  throughout the country from 21 st -26 th  January, 2019 under Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme. The theme of the week for January 2019 is "Empowering Girl for a better Tomorrow”. Under this celebration, the Department of Social Welfare, Chandigarh Administration has organised awareness programmes to create awareness on  Protection of Women; Good Touch Bad Touch;   Right to Education ; and role of Women and Child Helpline for women and children safety for the students of GMSSS Kaimbwala. Under these celebrations, the Department of Social Welfare has also organised many activities/awareness programmes at grassroot level on Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao theme i.e. Community Based Activities, Rangoli Competition, local leader meetings, door to door campaign, awareness on health, hygiene & nutrition as well as issues of adolescent girls etc. has been celebrated with the messa...

Chandigarh, 24 th  January, 2019:  The Health Department, U.T Chandigarh today celebrated the National Girl Child Day in the village Palsora by sensitizing the public with the Street Play by the troupe full of enthusiasm. A Street Play was organized in the community to create mass awareness regarding ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’. Health talks regarding importance of Health & Hygiene were also organized in Civil Dispensaries during the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Week. Save the Girl Child was the focus area during the celebrations. Notebooks and pens with the message of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao were distributed to the children in the village.  National Girl Child Day is celebrated every year on 24 January to promote the position of girl's in the society and make their living better. National Girl Child Day was first initiated in 2008. The main objective behind it is to highlight the rights of girl child to promote awareness, importance of educa...

Chandigarh, 22 nd  January, 2019:  The National Girl Child Week is being celebrated throughout the country from 21 st -26 th  January, 2019 under Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme. The theme of the week for January 2019 is "Empowering Girl for a better tomorrow”.  Under this celebration, the Department of Social Welfare Chandigarh Administration has organised awareness programmes to create awareness on  Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005;   Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 ; and role of SAKHI- ONE STOP CENTRE for the Anganwadi Workers at Bapudham, Khejeri and Maloya. The Department of Education has made great efforts in making the event successful as various activities like oath taking, rally,  talk shows on topics like health & hygiene, menstrual hygiene, good touch bad touch, health & nutrition, safety of girls, rights of children, importance of BBBP etc. were organi...

Chandigarh, 21st January, 2019:   The National Girl Child Week is being  Celebrated  throughout the country from 21-26 th  January, 2019 under Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme. The theme of the week for January 2019 is "Empowering Girl for a better Tomorrow”. This event also marks the 4 th  Anniversary of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme. The basic objective of this event is  to create enabling environment and reinforce gender equality.           Under this Celebration, the Department of Social Welfare, Chandigarh Administration has organised many activities/awareness programmes at grassroots level/School Level in convergence with the Department of Education i.e.  talk shows on "Health & Hygiene Management" have been organised in GSSS 45, GMSSS Behlana, GMSSS 35D, GHS   Hallomajra , GMSSS Sarangpur,  GHS (SMART SCHOOL) 50-B,  GMSSS 8B , GMSSS   33D,...

Chandigarh, 21st January, 2019:  The Written Test for 418 posts of Junior Basic Teachers(JBT) for appointment in Govt. Schools of UT, Chandigarh will be conducted under Samagra Shiksha, Chandigarh by National Institute of technical Teachers Training & Research (NITTTR), Sector-26, Chandigarh in 43 examination Centres on 27 th  January, 2019 from 10:30 AM to 01:00 PM for 21,578 candidates. The Chandigarh Administration has appointed 18 IAS/HCS/PCS/officers as Independent Observers. A meeting of these officers was convened today at U.T Secretariat under the Chairmanship of  Sh. B.L. Sharma, IAS,  Education Secretary, Chandigarh Administration. During the meeting it was shared that for the smooth conduct of test, Jammer will be installed & videography process will also be undertaken for the entire examination. Body searching/frisking will be undertaken by Chandigarh Police and no candidate will be allowed to carry Mobile, Bluetooth, Pen drive, Watc...

Chandigarh, 21 st January, 2019:  To popularize ‘Solar Chandigarh Campaign, a  ‘ Solar Power Awareness Camp’, was organised by   Chandigarh Renewable Energy And Science & Technology Promotion Society, CREST along with CRAWFED (Chandigarh Residents Association Welfare Federation) and YUVSATTA NGO, at Government Museum & Art Gallery, Sector 10-C , Chandigarh. Sh. Debendra Dalai, IFS, CEO, CREST and Director, Department of Science & Technology was the Chief Guest. Manufacturers of Solar Power System and around 100 residents of the area participated in the event. Addressing the gathering Sh. Debendra Dalai  said that Chandigarh is designated as a Model Solar City by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Central Govt. and has set the target to install 69MW Rooftop Solar Power Plant to be installed in Chandigarh by 2022 and  Chandigarh Administration is fully committed to develop Chandigarh as a Model Solar City. He e...

Chandigarh, 18 th  January, 2019:  A meeting was held today under the Chairmanship of Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, IAS, Additional Chief Electoral Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner, U.T. Chandigarh, with the representatives of Political Parties to discuss SVEEP activities (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation), polling station locations and take suggestions from them on how to increase voter turnout during the General Elections to Lok Sabha-2019. The main areas of focus during the meeting were Electoral Roll Management, EVM/VVPAT and ways to achieve informed, ethical and enhanced participation of citizens in the upcoming elections.  During the meeting, Sh. Mandip Singh Brar informed all the representatives on the efforts being undertaken by the Chandigarh Administration for maximum citizen participation namely Enrollment of PwD electors, Multi-Media communication for awareness, setting up of as many polling stations for the convenience of people, re-verifi...