WOMEN’S WEEK FROM MARCH 7 TO 13: ‘Pink card’ for parents with only daughters

WOMEN’S WEEK FROM MARCH 7 TO 13

‘Pink card’ for parents with only daughters

Special treatment

• These cards will give them a unique identity and help them in getting special treatment at government offices as they need not stand in queues to get their work done
• Initially, these cards will be issued in 20 villages that have low child sex ratio in the district. Thereafter, it will be implemented in the entire district
• The idea is to make the girl child feel special, said the DC

A sample pink card to be issued to those parents who have only girl children in Muktsar district. A Tribune photograph

Archit Watts

Tribune News Service

Muktsar, March 3

After the Modi government’s #SelfieWithDaughter social media campaign to promote its flagship “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” programme, the Muktsar district administration has now come out with a novel idea of issuing “pink cards” to those parents who have only daughters to honour them.

These cards will give them a unique identity and help them in getting special treatment at government offices as they need not stand in queues to get their works done.

Muktsar Deputy Commissioner Sumeet Jarangal said, “Initially, these cards will be issued in 20 villages that have low child sex ratio in the district. Thereafter, it will be implemented in the entire district. These cards will be issued to only those people, who have one or more daughters and not a son.”

Giving credit to Sakshi Sahni, Assistant Commissioner (Grievances), Muktsar, an under trainee IAS officer, the DC added, “The basic idea is to make the girl child feel special and motivate them to achieve their goal.”

Notably, the district administration for the first time is celebrating the women’s week from March 7 to 13.

Besides, the administration has also decided to organise a marathon for the fairer sex — “Pink Run for Women Empowerment” – this week.

Nearly 1,500 T-shirts have been printed for this event and schools and colleges approached, seeking participation of girls in this 4-km marathon.

Further, the administration has identified nearly 400 girls, who had to give up their studies due to the poor financial condition of their families, and admitted them in schools.

Similarly, the bank accounts of 101 girls of neighbouring Thandewala village will be opened under the Sukanya Samridhi Yojana.

Similarly, a seminar-cum-training camp is being organised on March 8 (International Women’s Day) to make women sarpanches and panches aware about their rights.

Later, a camp will be organised to impart vocational skill training to women at Bhuttiwala village. An exhibition of products made by women self-help groups will also be organised at Malout. Special medical check-up camps for women will also be held in all four blocks of the district.

Last year, the district had organised ‘Beti Janam Utsav’ on the occasion of Rakhar Punia in villages that have low child sex ratio.

IAS couple working hard to improve child sex ratio

Fazilka DC Isha Kalia, wife of Muktsar DC Sumeet Jarangal, during her tenure as ADC (General), Mansa, had launched project “Udaan - Live your Dream for One Day”.

She had invited proposals from young girl students to spend a day with officers they aspire to be.

Courtesy: The Tribune