Every year 24 January is celebrated as National Girl Child Day in India. Today the daughters of the country have a share in almost every field, but there was a time when people used to kill daughters in their womb.
Even when daughters were born, they were pushed into the fire of child marriage. Since the independence of the country, the Government of India had been trying against discrimination between daughters and sons, against the atrocities faced by them.
Many schemes and laws were implemented to bring daughters to the first rank in the country. For this purpose, the celebration of National Girl Child Day started.
There is also a special reason to celebrate this special day on January 24, which raises awareness to empower the daughters of the country. This reason is related to Indira Gandhi, the first woman Prime Minister of India.
When is National Girl Child Day?
The Girl Child Day is celebrated every year on 24 January. Celebration of this day started in 2009. The Ministry of Women and Child Development celebrated Girl Child Day for the first time in the country on 24 January 2009.
Why is Girl Child Day on 24 January?
There is a special reason to celebrate 24 January every year as Girl Child Day. This reason is related to Indira Gandhi. In 1966, Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the first woman Prime Minister of the country. January 24 is an important day in the history of India and the empowerment of women.
Purpose of celebrating Girl Child Day?
The reason for celebrating this day is to make the girl child of the country aware of their rights. Along with the daughters of the country, all the people have to be made aware about the discrimination faced by the girl child in the society. On this day every year state governments organize awareness programs in their respective states.
National Girl Child Day 2023: Theme
The Indian government has not officially announced a theme for National Girl Child Day 2023. Previously, the slogans were “Digital Generation, Our Generation, Our Time is Now—Our Rights, Our Future.”
Theme of National Girl Child Day 2022:
Every year the theme of National Girl Child Day is different. The theme of Girl Child Day 2021 was ‘Digital Generation, Our Generation’. The theme of Girl’s Day in the year 2020 was ‘My voice, our common future’.
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