Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi to hold first round of Regional Consultations on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme in Chandigarh tomorrow

To initiate the roll out of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme of Government of India, the first round of Regional Consultation with 27 District Collectors/Deputy Commissioners from the Northern States of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh UT will take place on 31st October, 2014 in Chandigarh. The inaugural address at the Consultation shall be delivered by Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Union Minister of Women and Child Development. The primary agenda of this consultation is to deliberate on the implementation modalities of District Action Plans under this Scheme. The Nodal Ministry for this Joint Initiative is Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Partner Ministries are Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and Ministry of Human Resource Development. In addition to the DCs and State Government Officials, the Consultation shall be attended by Officials from MWCD, MH&FW, MHRD and PMO.