Celebrating National Girl Child day 2023 : Significance, History etc

National Girl Child Day is observed every year in India on January 24 to promote awareness about the rights of a girl child and to promote the importance of their education, health, and nutrition. 

The day was 1st observed and celebrated in 2008, by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It was celebrated for the first time with an aim to raise awareness about the inequalities faced by girls and women in society at various levels. 

To mark the occasion this year, the Women and Child Development Department will celebrate National Girl Child Week from 24 to 30 January. Several programmes, campaigns and workshops will also be organized throughout the day. Some of them include the “Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao” signature campaign, plantation and nameplate drive in the names of daughters, awareness campaign on women’s rights, and mass oaths for girl child protection.

In order to educate and create even more awareness about the day and its significance Ministry of Education tweeted about the occasion and its importance to be celebrated, where in the tweet it was also mentioned that a special event would also be organised on this day for the women and girl child. According to the women and child development ministry, the main objective of National Girl Child Day is to raise awareness and tackle the issues of inequalities that girls face in the country and enlighten everyone about the rights of a girl child. It aims to support every girl child in the country and remove gender biases.