Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. (Press Trust of India file photo)
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today expressed happiness over achieving "positive results" in promoting education of girl child and curbing female foeticide under the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' programme in the last one year.
Mr Khattar said that three families improve because of an educated and cultured woman.
The Haryana government implemented 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' programme under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an effective manner and everyone should contribute towards this effort, he said.
The chief minister was speaking as the chief guest during the 28th annual function and 'Yajurved Parayan Mahayagya Samapan Evam Shilanyas Samaroh' of Gurjar Kanya Gurukul Sansthan in Deodhar in Yamunanagar district today.
He planted sapling in the courtyard of the Sansthan and laid the foundation stones of 'Vigyan Bhawan' and women's hostel 'Yashoda Bhawan' of Gurjar Kanya Mahavidyalaya in Deodhar.
Apart from this, the chief minister also launched the 'Pravesh' programme for visitors and tourists in Kalesar National Park and flagged off the convoy of four vehicles deployed in the programme.
With a view to encourage the Sansthan's efforts to promote women's education since 1984, Mr Khattar announced to give a sum of Rs one crore from his fund, of which Rs 50 lakh would be made available during this financial year and the rest would be made available during the next financial year.
Accepting the institution's demand for 24-hour power supply, the chief minister said that this would be done by connecting the villages surrounding the institute to a separate special feeder under the 'Mhara Gaon, Jagmag Gaon' scheme of the state government.
Presiding over the function, Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kanwar Pal announced to give a sum of Rs 11 lakh to the Gurjar Kanya Gurukul Sansthan from his fund for the promotion of education.
While speaking as the Chief Guest during the 'Shashtipoorti Mahotsav' organised on the occasion of completion of 60 years of the Saraswati Shikshan Sansthan, the Chief Minister said that the quality-oriented education should be imparted to children, which would instill the feeling of patriotism in them.
On the occasion, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of 'Vir Savarkar Bhawan' to be built on the premises of the institution and gave away prizes to meritorious students of the Saraswati Vidya Mandir Senior School.
He also announced to give a sum of Rs 21 lakh to the Shikshan Sansthan.
The chief minister later gave away degrees to about 600 students of Guru Nanak Girls College, Santpur.
He also announced to give a sum of Rs 21 lakh to the college management.