Juhi Smita, Patna. On the occasion of National Girl Child Day, a state level program was organized by Women and Child Development Corporation in Bihar towards creating a strong background of girls in the society. The objective of this program is to remove the obstacles faced by a girl child from birth to choosing her career and to make her aware of her rights. The guests present there flagged off the publicity van and sent it to Patna district. Eleven boys and girls from different districts were honored for preventing child marriage. Also, 28 finally selected women candidates out of 207 who benefited from the 68th Civil Services Incentive Fund were honored.
Campaign regarding women’s nutrition will start soon
On this occasion, Managing Director of the corporation, Bandana Preyashi said that the Women and Child Development Corporation is setting up crèches in every district for the working women so that the women can do their work. Emphasizing on the skill development of girls, he said that to empower women economically, we are going to provide skill training programs to 1,75,000 women this year like nursing, financial literacy, beauty wellness, motor driver, mobile repairing and electrician. They will be placed together. Soon a campaign for women’s nutrition will be started. Women are getting benefits from Sakhi Varta in villages. He told that we have to give hope to the girls that they will go far and realize their dreams.
Information received about various acts
On the occasion, Anuja Gulati of UNFPA gave information about the PC PNDTC Act. Banku Sarkar of UNICEF shared brief information on POCSO Act through PPT. State Convener of Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Muktarul Haq and Arijit Adhikari, while discussing the plight of children freed from child marriage in Bihar, said that Kailash Satyarthi has taken the pledge of child marriage free India, safe childhood, safe India, we will take it further. .
He said that today is the day when we take a pledge to make Bihar child marriage free. Secretary of Social Welfare Department, Prem Singh Meena said that today there is a need to develop girls as an active part of our society, so I hope that they will do better work in this field and our Bihar will move forward by emerging as a national leader. Will come. Executive Director Alankrita Pandey, Director Rajiv Verma, SBI DGM Tarun Kumar were present on the occasion.
Conversation with boys and girls who prevent child marriage
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My family had fixed my marriage at the age of 14 with a 26-year-old young man. I first came to know about child marriage being a crime after joining the organization. I informed Sarita Didi of the organization about my marriage. Then she explained it to my family and the marriage was stopped. Now she is studying engineering. -Archana Pal, Madhubani
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My marriage was fixed in November last year. The person I was getting married to was 13 years old and I was 17 years old. At that time I informed this to Udaan Action Aid Association where the team of girls stopped this marriage. This time I will give 12th exam. I spread awareness about child marriage in the village. -Mo Ashiq, Madhepura
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My father passed away in 2012 and my mother in 2016. She used to study in Delhi but had to come back to her grandmother. In the year 2016, at the age of 14, Nani fixed the marriage. I was against it, so I expressed my views to Anil sir in Kishori Sangathan. This grandmother had thrown me out of the house. Aunty kept me in her house and helped me stop child marriage. Today I have stopped child marriage of daughters in many villages. -Shehnaz, Madhubani
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After my father’s death, I came to my maternal grandmother’s house with my mother in the year 2022. At the age of 16, my uncle fixed my relationship. I opposed child marriage but my family did not agree. On the day of the wedding, I informed a member of the village’s Action Aid team about this. After which the team reached the pavilion. Then officials from the Panchayat came and then my marriage was stopped. -Lal Babu Kumar, Muzaffarpur