National Girl Child Day: 24 January: 

• In India, National Girl Child Day (NGCD) is observed on January 24.

• The goal of the day is to highlight the inequalities that girls face, to promote the girl child`s education, health, and nutrition, and to raise awareness about the rights of a girl child.

• The day was established in 2008 as a collaboration between the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Government of India.

• The day was established to raise public awareness about the many inequalities that girls face in the country.

• The day promotes girl child rights and emphasises girl education, health, and nutrition.

• Save the Girl Child,

• Beti Bachao Beti Padhao,

• Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana

• CBSE Udaan Scheme

• Free or subsidized education for the girl child,

• Reservation for women in colleges and universities.

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