According to the National Crime Records Bureau report, crimes against women increased by 15 percent in 2021. In the year 2023, a 10-year-old girl was raped and her body was cut into 10 pieces in Udaipur district of Rajasthan. In Bhilwara, an incident of throwing an innocent girl in a coal furnace came to light. Women were paraded naked in Udaipur and Pratapgarh districts.

National Girl Child Day is celebrated to protect them from these crimes against girls and women making them aware of the challenges facing them and protecting their rights. National Girl Child Day is celebrated every year on 24 January to empower the daughters of the country. Let us know when and why the celebration of National Girl Child Day started. What is the theme of Girls' Day 2024 this year and which woman is behind celebrating this day?

History of National Girl Child Day
National Girl Child Day is celebrated every year on 24 January. Celebrating this day started in the year 2009. For the first time, the Ministry of Women and Child Development celebrated National Girl Child Day on 24 January 2009.

Why is Girl's Day celebrated only on 24th January?
There is a special reason for celebrating Girl's Day on 24th January. This day is associated with the country's first woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Indira Gandhi took oath as Prime Minister on 24 January 1966. January 24 was considered important with the aim of remembering every year the achievement of the country's daughter reaching this highest position and making women aware of empowering them.

Purpose of Celebrating Girl's Day
This day is celebrated to make the girls of the country aware of their rights and to provide them with equal opportunities and respect for development in society. Apart from this, the objective is also to make everyone aware about the discrimination against girls.

The theme of National Girl Child Day 2024
Every year a special theme of Girls' Day is decided. The theme of Girls' Day in 2021 was 'Digital Generation, Our Generation'. The theme of Girls' Day 2024 has not been announced yet.

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