The National Girl Child Day will be celebrated on ‘Jagruk Balika-Samarth Madhya Pradesh’ (Aware Girl Child-Enabled Madhya Pradesh) theme in the State under the ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ (Save Girl Child-Educate Her) Yojana on January 24. Its aim is to create awareness among the people in the society about the rights of girl child and to provide her new opportunities.

The Women and Child Development Department will organise Division and District level programmes on January 24. On this occasion, exhibition focusing nutritious food, health, tribal welfare, education, sports, police, horticulture, agriculture and the service & schemes of the Women and Child Development. Films will be screened and painting competitions will be held during the programmes. Along with this, health checkup of girls will also be conducted.

A National Girl Child Week will be observed by the Women and Child Development Department in the state from 24 to 30 January. During this week, important social awareness programmes like ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ Signature Campaign, Mass Oath, Prabhat Pheri, Ghar-Ghar Dastak (Knocking at every door) by Aaganbadi and Asha Workers will be arranged, also stickers and posters will be pasted at Panchayat and Public buildings. Apart from this, posters and slogans on importance of girl child will be displayed at all the Government and Private Colleges/ Universities. At Aaganbadi level, deliberations will take place on ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’. Gender Champions will be selected and public awareness programmes will be held at local level.

During the National Girl Child week, audio of programmes like Nukkad Natak, Puppet Show, Jingles etc. will be broadcast on FM and Community Radio.

Apart from this, plantation on name of daughters and drive for putting girl child’s nameplate at her house will be held.

Discussion will also take place on laws related to women rights, health and nutrition.