Dehradun, Jan 14 (PTI) Uttarakhand Chief MinisterTrivendra Singh Rawat today flagged off an all-women car rallyto create awareness among the people of the state about theimportance of saving the girl child.
"Enthused by the success of the Centre's 'Beti BachaoBeti Padhao' campaign, we have also launched a similarcampaign in view of the heavily skewed child sex ratio in thedistricts of Pithoragarh, Haridwar and Champavat and it hasalready begun to yield results," the chief minister said atthe flag-off ceremony.
In Pithoragarh, the sex ratio has increased from 813girls to 914 girls for 1,000 boys over the last 10 monthswhich is a positive sign, he said.
"Buoyed by our initial success we are now planning tohave 'Beti Bachao Beti Padao' brand ambassadors in eachblock," he said.
The rally was organised by FICCI Ladies Organisation(FLO) whose Uttarakhand chapter was launched here yesterday.
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