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  • 16 Sep 2022
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Girl Friendly Gram Panchayat

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  • On September 15, 2022, Government Secretary Dinesh Kumar Yadav said that on the lines of Sawai Madhopur, two gram panchayats in each district of the state will be developed as girl-friendly gram panchayats.

Key Points

  • Seven gram panchayats of Sawai Madhopur have been developed as girl-friendly gram panchayats as a pilot project by the women empowerment department of the state government.
  • Secretary Dinesh Kumar Yadav said this while addressing the progress review meeting of departmental schemes and the first batch training program organized in all the districts for girl friendly gram panchayat identified under 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme.
  • The training programme was conducted in coordination with directorate of women empowerment and UNFPA.
  • In this training program, along with deputy directors, assistant directors of districts, fellows and supervisors of identified village panchayats participated.
  • It is worth mentioning that in this training, participants were involved in the decline in Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and overview of 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana', key components of gender and girl friendly Gram Panchayat (GFGF), understanding the strategy and process, girls affected by violence. and overview on laws and services for women, services, programs related to economic empowerment for girls and women in the context of state policy for women.
  • Social environment will be created for the girl child in girl friendly gram panchayats. The excitement will be celebrated when a girl is born. The benefits of government schemes will be extended to the girl child. Schools will be built in Panchayats where there are no schools for girls. Security will be provided by marking unsafe routes from home to school. At the gram panchayat level, a complete developmental structure will be set up to provide all facilities to the girl child from the budget of the panchayats.

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