ICDS Urban Project Celebrates 10 Years of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ with College Enrollment Drive for Ladies 

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 15 February 2025

Marking the tenth anniversary of the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ (BBBP) scheme, the ICDS Urban Project beneath the Directorate of Social Welfare, A&N Administration, organized a particular faculty enrollment drive for lady kids on February 13, 2025. The occasion, held at Pentecostal Church, Dairy Farm, Fisheries Colony, was performed beneath the District Hub for Empowerment of Women.

The initiative aimed to encourage mother and father to enroll their daughters at school, reinforcing the elemental proper of each lady to schooling. The BBBP scheme, launched by the Government of India, focuses on eliminating gender-based discrimination and making certain equal instructional alternatives for ladies, significantly in rural and underserved communities.

Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Zarina Bibi, Child Development Project Officer, ICDS Urban Project, emphasised the significance of women’ schooling in shaping a brighter future. She highlighted the challenges confronted by many younger ladies resulting from social and financial limitations and urged mother and father to benefit from authorities initiatives that help feminine schooling.

The enrollment drive served as an important step in selling consciousness in regards to the significance of schooling for ladies, reaffirming the dedication of the A&N Administration to empowering girls and fostering gender equality. (Story Based on a PR)