The country’s first-ever, ‘Balika Panchayat’, has started in five villages of Gujarat’s Kutch district. The initiative aims to promote the social and political development of the girls and ensure their active participation in politics. The Panchayat has started in Kunaria, Maska, Motagua, and Vadsar villages of the Kutch district. This initiative has been taken by the Women and Child Development Welfare Department of the Gujarat Government under the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ campaign. The Ministry of Women and Child Development is also planning to begin the girl panchayat across the country.
Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams
“Balika Panchayat” is managed by people in the 11-21 age group and its main objective is to promote the social and political development of the girl child and to remove the evil practices from the society such as child marriage, and the dowry system. The main objective of panchayat is that the girls should move forward in politics. In Balika panchayat, the member is nominated just like Gram panchayat.
Weekly Current Affairs One-Liners Current Affairs 2026 plays a very important role in competitive examinations…
Saurabh Vijay CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has assumed the charge…
For the energy security and sustainable transportation India set to launch the E85 fuel, it…
The Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) had honored the 51 distinguished artistes at the…
Foreign exchange reserves of India has a fresh increase during the week was ended on…
Swaminathan Janakiraman reappointed as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for…