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 third phase of the program was started in March 2021 with the launch at Leh by NCW Chairperson in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Radha Krishna Mathur and Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, MP, Ladakh.
More than 1.5 lakh events on retrofitting Poshan Vatikas have been reported, and 75,000 sensitization camps have been conducted to promote millets and backyard kitchen gardens, the ministry of women and child development said in a statement.
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