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International Women's Day celebrated on March 8 is a worldwide day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
Updated : Mar 08, 2018, 12:52 AM IST
On International Women's Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday will be Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu to mark the expansion of 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' movement.
"Tomorrow’s programme in Jhunjhunu will also mark the expansion of the #BetiBachaoBetiPadhao movement. From 161 districts, the movement will transform lives across 640 districts. This will usher in a positive change in the lives of several girls and their families," PM Modi tweeted on Wednesday.
Tomorrow, on International Women’s Day, I look forward to visiting Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan to mark the start of the National Nutrition Mission.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 7, 2018
Tomorrow’s programme in Jhunjhunu will also mark the expansion of the #BetiBachaoBetiPadhao movement. From 161 districts, the movement will transform lives across 640 districts. This will usher in a positive change in the lives of several girls and their families.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 7, 2018
He will be in Rajasthan to mark the 'National Nutrition Mission'. The National Nutrition Mission is a landmark initiative that seeks to reduce under-nutrition and low birth weight, bring down anaemia among young children, women and adolescent girls and to reduce the prevalence of stunting among children.
The National Nutrition Mission is a landmark initiative that seeks to reduce under-nutrition and low birth weight, bring down anaemia among young children, women and adolescent girls and to reduce the prevalence of stunting among children.
The National Nutrition Mission is a landmark initiative that seeks to reduce under-nutrition and low birth weight, bring down anaemia among young children, women and adolescent girls and to reduce the prevalence of stunting among children.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 7, 2018
While visiting the state for the nutrition mission, PM Modi will promote the importance of girl education on the women's day.
International Women's Day celebrated on March 8 is a worldwide day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
Celebrating this day every year marks a dire need to accelerate gender equality.
International Women's Day (IWD) is being observed since the early 1900's. The concept that was initiated at a time that faced great turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.