NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development's 'BetiBachao, BetiPadhao' scheme has kicked off well in several districts in Punjab, as per the PMO office. Launched in Jalandhar, Mansa, Faridkot, Bathinda, Ludhiana, Moga, Ropar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Nawanshehar, the success of the project in the state can be estimated with the fact that the PMO in a recent post on its website singled out Punjab for special praise.
The initiative has apparently received great response, and in a backward district like Mansa, with a skewed sex ratio, more than 70 students have already gotten a chance to spend one day with a professional, to see them function in a professional environment, helping them make better decisions about their future career choice. The Mansa administration, with its 'Udaan-Live your Dream for One Day' scheme, is inspiring its girls to be educated, the PMO said in its post.
Mansa has one of the poorest sex ration in the country at 883 females per 1,000 men, and a 30 per cent school drop out rates. The literacy rate among females in Mansa is just 55 per cent against Punjab's average of 71 per cent. Over 400 young girls lined up to shadow a police or IAS officer for a day, in Mansa, and was duly commended by the Prime Minister's Office.
