Hyderabad bags Beti Bachao Beti Padhao award

Hyderabad: For the first time since the implementation of the Centre’s ambitious ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ programme, Hyderabad will be awarded for its ‘exemplary performance’ towards protection, welfare and education of girl children.

A total of 10 districts from across the country have been selected under three categories for the national awards, which will be given in Jhunjhuna, Rajasthan, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 8, International Women’s Day.

“We are very excited about the award. A meeting will be held on Wednesday evening for official discussion on the development. Hyderabad Collector Yogitha Rana will receive the award on behalf of Hyderabad officials. A few senior officials from Department of Women and Child Welfare of the Government of Telangana may



accompany Rana, depending upon the deliberations in the meeting,” said Imtiyaz Rahim, Child Protection Officer for Hyderabad.

The award for Hyderabad comes under the ‘Effective Community Engagement’ category while the other categories are ‘Enabling Girl Child Education’ and ‘Protection of Girl Child (from foeticide)’. This would be the 3rd annual award function for the Rs 100-crore Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme, which was started with much fanfare by the Prime Minister on March 8, 2015.

The scheme was spread across 100 districts and is supported by three Union Ministries: the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and the Ministry of Human Resource Development. In 2016, wrestler and Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik was made brand ambassador for the scheme.