Beti Bachao Beti Padhav programme held at Shah-i-Hamdan Memorial Trust Pampore

 RECS foundation an NGO in collaboration with district Administration Pulwama Monday held an awareness programme on Beti Bachao Beti Padhav at Darul Uloom Shahi Hamdan Memorial Trust at Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
Speaking on the occasion Block Medical Officer (BMO) Pamore Dr. Saba told Sachnews Jammu Kashmir that the the programme was launched in the district after a sharp decline in the number of births of girl child was witnessed.
“Girl child has every right to get better education and right to better well being in the society and parents need to understand it,”the BMO Saba said, adding that everyone should support the initiative to bring the number of births at par with boys.
CDPO Shameema Akther told Sachnews that people need to be educated so that at gross root level everyone should realize that girl is an important and essential component of our social strata.
Others present at the occasion included Station House Officer (SHO) Manzoor Ahmad Beigh, Tehsildar Pampore, Vice Chairman Shahi Hamdan Memorial Trust Vice Chairman Mohammad Ashraf Andrabi, Civil Society Members was also present on the occasion.
The speakers at the function insisted on respecting and creating awareness about girl child in the society
Hundreds of ASHA workers, ICDS and Sarpanches and others also participated in the programme.
Meanwhile some media persons including were honoured on the occasion.