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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Staff Members of Sahidnagar MDG took oath on eliminating Gender Biased Sex-Selection and Violence Against Women


As per the programme initiated and recommended by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development the staff members of Sahidnagar MDG leaded by Sri B Samal, Postmaster took an oath on preventing sex selective abortion of female foetus today i.e. on 9th  August 2012, a day commemorated in the history of India as Quit India Movement.

The pledge reads as follows-

“Recognizing that the Constitution of India guarantees the rights and freedoms of men and women equally without any barrier, bias, or discrimination and the same are threatened by the illegal and damaging practice of gender biased sex selection;

WE the public servants of India hereby take a solemn pledge today that we shall act in all possible ways individually and collectively to ELIMINATE gender biased sex selection that threatens the birth and survival of the girl child;

AND ENSURE that girls are born, loved and nurtured and grow up to become empowered citizens of our country.

JAI HIND.” 
 

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