Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 22 January 2025
The Government of India marks the tenth anniversary of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme, a transformative initiative launched on January 22, 2015, to advertise the survival, security, and training of the woman baby. Over the previous decade, this system has made vital strides towards empowering ladies, fostering gender equality, and constructing an inclusive society for girls throughout the nation.
To commemorate this milestone, the ICDS Project (Rural) Diglipur, underneath the Directorate of Social Welfare, organized an oath-taking and consciousness program in collaboration with varied departments. The occasion, held on the GPOA Hall in Diglipur, featured a signature marketing campaign geared toward sensitizing the group about stopping gender-biased sex-selective practices, making certain ladies’ training, and empowering ladies.
The program started with a heat welcome by Ms. Indira Devi, Child Development Project Officer, who addressed the gathering and emphasised the significance of making a extra equitable society the place each woman has the chance to thrive, obtain her desires, and contribute to nation-building.
Assistant Commissioner of Diglipur, Mr. Kamaleshwar Rao S, IAS, graced the event because the Chief Guest, inaugurating the occasion by lighting the ceremonial lamp. The occasion was additionally attended by distinguished dignitaries, together with Mr. CH Siddharaju, Chief Medical Officer (CHC Diglipur); Ms. Aarti Singh, Assistant Director (Agriculture), Diglipur; Dr. Shipra Mistry (MO, Ayurveda); Ms. Kannagi (SI, PS Diglipur); and Mr. Bibhas Biswas (EO, BDO Office).
In their addresses, the Chief Guest and different dignitaries highlighted the scheme’s achievements, similar to improved baby intercourse ratios, elevated enrollment of ladies in colleges, and enhanced alternatives for ladies to steer and contribute to society. They underscored the significance of constant efforts to make training a basic proper for each woman and making certain their empowerment by training and decision-making platforms.
The program concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by ICDS functionaries, marking the occasion as a significant celebration of a decade of progress underneath the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiative.