Hry govt to gift Navratri puja items to families in Panchkula

Haryana Women and Child Development Minister Kavita Jain today launched a scheme to gift 'Navratri puja' items to families of the girls in Panchkula district, in a bid to create awareness about the decreasing sex ratio.
Jain, who paid obeisance and performed yajna at Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Complex in Panchkula near here, expressed concern over the poor sex-ratio in rural areas of the district.
She said during the festival, the Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board would gift items of 'Navratri puja' like like coconut, prasad and chunari to the families of the girls.
The Minister said the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign was aimed at creating awareness for "protection and welfare of the girl child".

The government and the people should work together to make this campaign a "great success", she said, according to an official release.