Conduct Campaign to inform about Laws made for Girls’ Security: CM Chouhan

Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan instructed to conduct a campaign for providing information on laws made for the security of girls. Chouhan was presented with the pledge letters by the Minister for Women and Child Development Smt. Archana Chitnis here today. The pledge letters were signed by the citizens under the signature campaign conducted for ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ in Burhanpur district.

It may be mentioned that the large signature campaign was conducted for ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ in Burhanpur district recently. Over 1205 signature booths were set up for this campaign. One thousand 300 Sahayata Dal were formed with the cooperation of government and non-government persons. Total 6 lakh 53 thousand 330 pledge letters were signed under the campaign.

Lauding the signature campaign, Chouhan has issued instructions to the women and child development department to prepare the signature campaign for the entire state.

Moreover, Chouhan said that the state government and the society must work together to protect the dignity of girls, for their education and progress. He also instructed for conducting small sessions to inform about the women empowerment related laws to the participants of signature campaign. Giving instructions for making this signature campaign as the public campaign, Chouhan said that activities like celebrating girls’ birth and social boycott of eve teasers must be implemented on priority.

Commissioner Women and Child Development Smt. Jaishree Kiyawat, Collector Burhanpur Deepak Singh and Senior officers connected with the campaign were present on the occasion.-Window To News