Beti Bachao Week begins from today

Bhopal: Beti Bachao Week is being observed in the state from October 5 with a view to changing mindset towards birth of girl child and bringing about a positive thinking towards girls in society. Various programmes will be held under the drive till October 11. Beti Bachao Abhiyan was launched on the initiative of Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan on October 5, 2011. Thus, the campaign is completing one year. The State Government has directed all the districts to organise various activities during the week.
On the first day of the week, three media persons who have created positive impact through their writings about various aspects of the campaign will be honoured in each district. Besides, process of constituting only daughters parents clubs will set in motion.
The government has directed to honour parents of those girls who have achieved outstanding success in the spheres of education, sports and culture etc. The process of honouring parents and daughters will be started during the week. The government has also ensured that Beti Bachao Pledge is administered before every government function.
Now, the State Government is getting Daughters’ Song on the lines of Madhya Pradesh Gaan to give a further boost to the drive. This song will be sung before start of all the government functions in future.
A number of districts have also adopted innovations to give a concrete shape to the campaign. Project Khushi is being implemented in Khandwa district under which birth of a girl child is celebrated at the Panchayat-level where people’s representatives, field staff and general people greet the parents. Sambal Card is made available to the mother on the day of birth of a girl child by doctors of every government and private hospital in Balaghat district. Samman Patra is made available to parents with only daughters in Narsinghpur district. It is signed by the collector, Chief Health & Medical Officer and District Programme Officer.
Smt. Ranjana Baghel
Women & Child Development Minister Smt. Ranjana Baghel has said that people should consider daughters a boon and not a burden. Society will have to change its mindset with a view to improving gender ratio. Beti Bachao Week launched by the State Government is step forward towards this goal.
Smt. Baghel has appealed to people’s representatives, social workers, voluntary organisations and general people to take active part in the campaign. Future parents should take pledge that they will not resort to female foeticide. Girls have the same right to take birth as boys. Society will have to end discrimination between them.
Smt. Baghel informed that atmosphere in favour of girls has already been created in Madhya Pradesh. With schemes like Ladli Laxmi, Kishori Shakti, free bicycle and uniform, Pratibha Kiran, Gaon Ki Beti etc, daughter will no longer be burden on anyone and become self-reliant.