Patna Jan 24 PTI Girls need to unlearn the notion of being the weaker sex that is in need of protection to achieve true empowerment a top official said here on Monday The remarks were made by Harjot Kaur Bumrah a senior IAS officer who is also the Managing Director of Womens and Child Development Corporation WCDC which functions under the department of social welfare in the Bihar government She was addressing a webinar jointly organised by WCDC UNICEF and city-based think-tank ADRI on the occasion of National Girl Child Day From early childhood a girl is taught that she is supposed to care for others and not compete with others That she is weak and needs to be protected These so-called lessons are to be unlearnt so that she can learn the value of empowerment Bumrah said Speaking on the occasion UNICEFs Bihar head Nafisa Shafiq called for a girl-intentional approach that placed girls at the centre of programmes and policies Prabhat P Ghosh and Barna Ganguli spoke on behalf of ADRI which came out with a presentation on the states sex ratio The panelists agreed that Bihar has seen improvements in girls health and education though a lot remains to be achieved in the state which has lagged behind the national average on these parameters PTI NAC MM MM

New Delhi Jan 24 PTI On the occasion of National Girl Child Day Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said immense priority is accorded to empowering the girl child in every development initiative undertaken by his government and asserted that the focus is on ensuring dignity as well as opportunities to her India celebrates the National Girl Child Day an initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development every year on January 24 National Girl Child Day is an occasion to reiterate our commitment and further strengthen ongoing efforts to empower the girl child Prime Minister Modi said It is also a day to celebrate the exemplary accomplishments of the girl child in different fields he said in a tweet In every development initiative undertaken by our Government we accord immense priority to empowering the girl child and strengthening our Nari Shakti Modi said Our focus is on ensuring dignity as well as opportunities to the girl child he said in another tweet Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said on National Girl Child Day appreciate a BetiBharatKi and encourage her by celebrating her achievements Kind fierce determined confident passionate and so on This is how I describe my daughters who are the reason for immense pride joy and laughter in our household On National Girl Child Day appreciate a BetiBharatKi and encourage her by celebrating her achievements Irani tweeted Educate Encourage Empower Today is the day to renew our commitment towards providing equal opportunities to our girls On National Girl Child Day as we celebrate accomplishments of our daughters we pledge to bridge the gender divide to build an inclusive equal society Irani said in another tweet Minister of State for Women and Child Development Dr Mahendra Munjpara and NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma also greeted everyone on the occasion of the National Girl Child Day Priyal Bhardwaj Vice President Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha and Founder of Sangini Saheli NGO said under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign Modi jis government has laid great emphasis on the safety and empowerment of girlsMany problems of girls have been ignored for a long time A major problem is that many girls drop out of school because of periods With the inspiration and cooperation of the Modi government we have installed sanitary pad machines from place to place through Sangini Saheli Massive awareness campaign has been started It is having a very positive effect she said Mini Varghese Country Director Nutrition International India said as everyone observes the Girl Child Day this year it calls for a strengthened response to secure diversified food plates of our young girlsIndia accounts for 250 million adolescents between 10-19 years of age with half of them being girls It is essential to provide them with every opportunity to harness their potential she said PTI ASK UZM RCJ RCJ

New Delhi Jan 24 PTI On the occasion of National Girl Child Day Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said immense priority is accorded to empowering the girl child in every development initiative undertaken by his government and asserted that the focus is on ensuring dignity as well as opportunities to herIndia celebrates the National Girl Child Day an initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development every year on January 24 National Girl Child Day is an occasion to reiterate our commitment and further strengthen ongoing efforts to empower the girl child Prime Minister Modi said It is also a day to celebrate the exemplary accomplishments of the girl child in different fields he said in a tweetIn every development initiative undertaken by our Government we accord immense priority to empowering the girl child and strengthening our Nari Shakti Modi saidOur focus is on ensuring dignity as well as opportunities to the girl child he said in another tweet PTI ASK DV DV

New Delhi Jan 24 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually interacted with the winners of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar and awarded them certificates digitally using block chain technologyHe also called these children inspiration for the whole societyYou all must work keeping in mind how your work can help the country the prime minister said while interacting with the Rashtriya Bal Puraskar recipientsTwenty-nine children including 14 girls were awarded in six fields -- innovation scholastic achievements sports arts and culture social service and braveryEach child has been given a medal a cash prize of Rs 100000 and a certificateThe prime minister also greeted every one on the occasion of National Girl Child Day PTI UZM ASG ANB ANB

New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): Greeting citizens on the occasion of National Girl Child Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it is a day to celebrate the exemplary accomplishments of girls in different fields.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 24 (ANI): On the occasion of National Girl Child Day on Monday, Bollywood mother-daughter duo Hema Malini and Esha Deol shared their pride for their daughters.