Chandigarh,
25th January 2019: The National Girl
Child Week is being celebrated throughout the country from 21st-26th
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 Director Social
Welfare, Smt. Navjot Kaur, PCS, started the BBBP and Poshan Abhiyan sticker
pasting drive from Sector 24. Also, a signature campaign was started by the
Director in Sector 17. People have enthusiastically participated in the
signature campaign with messages to save the girl child and to eat healthy and
nutritious food.
The
Department has also organised Prabhat Pheris at Mauli Jagran Colony and Village
to celebrate the National Girl Child Day Week. Also the department has
organised awareness programme to create awareness among children on Child
Rights, Personal Hygiene and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
(POCSO) Act, 2012 at GMSSS 44B, Chandigarh. A Puppet show has also been
organised at Indira Colony in convergence with song and drama division which
raise awareness about BBBP.
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