National Girl Child Day: Leaders Share Important Messages

National Girl Child Day is observed every year on January 24 to celebrate the accomplishments of the girl children and bring to focus the issues of skewed sex ratio, female foeticide, child marriage, unequal treatment and gender disparities in India.

Edited by: Richa Taneja
All India
Jan 24, 2018 13:15 pm IST

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National Girl Child Day is celebrated to bring focus on girls' education, nutrition, health and safety.

New Delhi:

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted about Kanyashree scheme of the state government that aims at ensuring that girls do not drop out from schools and delay their marriages till at least the age of 18. The scheme has two cash transfer components - an annual incentive of Rs 750 and one-time grant of Rs 25,000 to be paid after a girl turns 18.

"Today is National Girl Child Day. We are proud of our Kanyashree girls. Our scheme for the girl child is an international model now. My best wishes to all," she wrote.

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National Girl Child Day: Leaders Share Important Messages

National Girl Child Day is observed every year on January 24 to celebrate the accomplishments of the girl children and bring to focus the issues of skewed sex ratio, female foeticide, child marriage, unequal treatment and gender disparities in India.