Chandigarh, Mar 8 (UNI) On the International Women’s Day, the women folk of Punjab is basking in the glory of pride and self esteem when President of India today conferred the coveted “Nari Shakti Puraskar” to the State for making outstanding contribution towards women empowerment.
The prestigious award was conferred to the state of Punjab during a grand function organised at Rashtarpati Bhawan, New Delhi, on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Punjab Social Security and Women and Child Development Minister Razia Sultana received the award on behalf of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh
Stating this, Ms Sultana said that this time, State of Punjab has been selected for the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017’ for its consistent efforts and work demonstrating improvement in Sex Ratio at Birth under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme. She said that that state of Punjab has made tremendous efforts and progress for improving Sex Ratio at Birth. She said that Tarn Taran district has been selected among the best 10 districts of the country where Sex Ratio at Birth has improved remarkably in limited span of time.