Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday extended heartfelt greetings on the occasion of International Girl Child Day and said that his government is taking concrete steps to empower the daughters in the state.
In a post on X, he said, “Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to all the residents of the state on International Girl Child Day. Under the able leadership and guidance of the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji, the state government is continuously working for the education and safety of girls.”
“Concrete steps are being taken in the direction of empowering daughters through welfare schemes such as the Girl Child Education Encouragement Scheme and the Nanda Gaurav Scheme,” he said.
Observed annually on 11 October, the International Day of the Girl