Girl Child  

S Nirmala, a young girl from Andhra Pradesh bravely fought for her right to education. She received help from district administration and topped in the first-year intermediate board examinations in the state.

For protecting your financial well-being, it is crucial to educate yourself about financial markets, and economic trends. Start by acquainting yourself about various investment schemes and embark on a fulfilling journey.

Investments in LIC Kanyadan Policy ensures efficient planning for your daughter’s wedding. You can start by depositing Rs 121 daily, and after a maturity period of 25 years, you will receive approximately Rs 27 lakh.

The Central and State governments have introduced several schemes for the benefit of the girl child. One of these schemes is Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana that offers an interest rate of 8.2 percent.

The award honored Nita Ambani's contributions to health care, education, sports, cultural diversity, philanthropy, and Indian women and girl children in these domains.
 

The Central and State governments run several schemes for the benefit of the girl child. Some of these scheme include Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, Beti Samriddhi Yojana, and Ladli Lakshmi Yojana etc.

The Uttar Pradesh government's initiative Kanya Sumangala Yojana, offers financial assistance to girls from their birth through their college education. Starting from April 2024, government will provide Rs 25,000 for girls’ education.

Shyam Sundar Paliwal, the former head of the village, shared that the village has been following this tradition for the last 19 years. When a daughter is born, neighbours, relatives, and friends come together to plant saplings around the household. As the daughters mature, so do the plants. Notably, over one lakh trees have been planted in this village so far. In the year 2005, this initiative was launched by Shyam Sundar.

New Year 2024 brings a significant initiative by the Central Government. The interest rates for Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana have been raised from 8 percent to a rate of 8.2 percent. 

Ayodhya Kumari struggled to receive education as a girl child. She was sent to school at the age of 15 to make her marriage prospects better. While raising her children, she earned a B.Ed. degree in 1990. She is now 80 and runs her own school.  

Today (January 24) is National Girl Child Day -- a day dedicated to promoting awareness about the rights of the girl child and to increase awareness on the importance of girl education, and their health and nutrition. One such initiative has been taken up Uttarakhand

A baker in Gujarat gifts cakes to girls who are 5 years old or less on his birthday. Here is more on his endeavour 
 

 Muzaffarnagar district has come up with this idea of putting up nameplates to give more prominence to the girl child 
 

 On International Day of the Girl child, let’s listen to 6 Indian women winners who are an inspiration to every Indian girl child 

Today, October 11, is World Girl's Day. International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated worldwide for women's rights, their voice and well-being. Women are lagging behind in society despite of giving equal participation in education, science, literature, medical, arts and culture. Therefore, the importance of this day is huge when a special day is celebrated to raise the rights and voice of women all over the world