Nagaland Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar has become the first Ambassador for Girl Child (AFGC) under the Centre's Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) project, officials said today.
Kumar also released the AFGC badge during a meeting of various head of departments yesterday, they said.
The BBBP project was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year to address the issue of decline in Child Sex Ratio, while AFGC is the brain child of Nagaland State Resource Centre for Women.
Under the 'Ambassador Scholarship' programme, officers of various departments will have the opportunity to support a girl child in realising her dreams, Secretary of State Resource Centre for Women Daisy Mezhur said.
Every AFGC will provide one under privileged girl child the chance to live a better life besides contributing towards quality education of such girls.
Under this scheme, one can also speak about the importance of girl child and her education in every relevant platforms, she added.
