National Girl Child Day 2023, 24 January

 National Girl Child Day 2023: Date, History And Significance Of The Day

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 first initiated 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.

"Today, on the occasion of  #NationalGirlChildDay @DselEduMinistry, @EduMinOfIndia has organised an event with the theme "Self Defence Training for Girls" from 4:00 PM onwards," the Ministry of Education tweeted on Tuesday. #NationalGirlChildDay 

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.

Objective of  the National Girl Child Day 2023

To create awareness among people to protect and raise child children with equality in terms of education, health and other opportunities in life.

To promote the idea of the elimination of any form of discrimination against the child children at home or outside world.

To accept child children and welcome them into homes and live with respect and love and abandon the evil ideology of killing gild children in the womb and female infanticide.

To educate people at large about the importance of girl children and the declining sex ratio in India and eventually to change their mindset.

To create a safe environment for girls to live safely inside and outside their homes.