National Girl Child Day is celebrated every year on 24 January in India. In today's time, the daughters of the country are making their name famous in every field. But even today people get sad about the birth of daughters in India. Discrimination between daughters and sons can be seen even today in our society.
Since the independence of our country, the Government of India has tried its best to bring the daughters to the first position of the country. For this purpose, the celebration of National Girl Child Day started.
There is also a special reason to celebrate this special day on 24 January, which raises awareness to empower the daughters of the country. So let's know why we celebrate National Girl Child Day on 24th January only.
Why is National Girl Child Day celebrated on 24 January?
Let us tell you that there is a special reason for celebrating 24th January every year as Girl's Day. This reason is related to India's first woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In the year 1966, Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the first woman Prime Minister of the country.
January 24 is an important day in the history of India and the empowerment of women. Let us tell you that the main purpose of celebrating this day is to make the girls of the country aware of their rights. Along with the daughters of the country, it is also considered to be the purpose of this day to make all the people aware of the discrimination against girls in society. On this day every year, the state governments organize awareness programs in their respective states.
Efforts for the welfare of the girl child
Various schemes and plans have also been started by the Government of India in the society to give equal rights to girls in the country. Let us tell you that the 'BetiBachaoBetiPadhao' scheme is also being run by the government for the benefit of the girl child, which was launched by the Government of India on January 22, 2015.
Issues such as feticide, superstition spread about the birth of girl child and underestimating girls as compared to boys and depriving them of equal rights in various fields are raised through this day.
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