National Girl Child Day 2024: Learn About 8 Female Rights

National Girl Child Day

An initiative that recognises the many challenges that girls face. Some of these challenges are school dropouts, encompassing issues like gender inequality, educational constraints, gender-based violence, healthcare challenges, and child marriage.

1. Gender privacy

The government has blocked the gender to be revealed by clinics during pregnancy.

2. Child marriage

Restriction of child marriage has been put into place now. This will prevent girls from being married off at a young age and give them a chance to complete their education and live a normal childhood.

3. Save the Girl Child

The government has introduced the Save the Girl Child scheme. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao is another name for the same. Apart from the government, many companies and NGOs have worked towards this cause.

4. Free education

Education has been made free and compulsory for both genders until the age of 14. Providing education to all citizens is essential for ensuring that India progresses to its full potential.

5. Antenatal care

Antenatal care has been made necessary for all pregnant women to fight high illiteracy, poverty, malnutrition, and infant mortality.

6. Employment opportunities

The government has made many laws to aid women in securing employment and giving status to them. Some of these laws are Anti-MTP and Anti-Sati.

7. Equal rights

To enable equal rights and opportunities for girls, the government has put many rules into place. This is the governments effort to open doors for a better future for girls.

8. Operation Blackboard

The government has made the Operation Blackboard in which Higher Education is provided to all teachers. This is done to improve the quality of education that is given to students.

A Better India

Females account for 48.4% of Indias population. Therefore, it is important to make sure that they are given a fair chance to contribute to the success of India.