District-level awareness programme for women and kids in Hisar

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An awareness programme was held by the Department of Women and Child Development on Tuesday at the Panchayat Bhawan. Dr Subhash Chandra, the Chief Executive Officer of the District Council, attended the event as the chief guest. The programme aimed at informing women, Anganwari workers, creche workers, and supervisers about various schemes provided by the department. These included the Prime Minister's Maternity Benefit Scheme, Safe Future Fund Scheme, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Chief Minister's Maternity Assistance Scheme, Sakhi One-Stop Centre, and child protection laws.

Dr Darshana Singh, the Deputy Director of the department, explained that the main objective of the programme was to bring these schemes to the grassroots level. She shared that the Haryana Women's Development Corporation provided a grant of Rs 90 lakh under the Education Loan Scheme to Kumari Dikshita, with the department covering the interest subsidy. With the assistance, Kumari Dikshita earned her MD in dermatology. Additionally, grants were given to six women from the SC category and two women from the general and BC categories to help them start small businesses like tailoring, embroidery and fabric businesses.

A trainer from RKJ School told attendees about various schemes for differently abled women. Superviser Sushmita explained the Safe Future Scheme and the Nutrition Tracker app under the Nutrition Campaign, which helped beneficiaries get information about the online SNP distribution and other activities.

Anjana Dudi, the Protection Officer, provided information on the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme, including initiatives like “Godh Bharai,” “Beti Janmotsav,” and planting trees in a daughter's name. She urged the public to report any person guaranteeing gender based tests or male child births to the Civil Surgeon, District Programme Officer, or CDPO for action under the PNDT Act.

Manju Chaudhary, in charge of the One Stop Centre, shared that the centre, established in 2015, offered help to women suffering from violence, whether at home, work, or in public places. It provided medical care, legal support, counselling, police assistance and temporary shelter, with a helpline number 181 for support.