National Girl Child Day 2020 was observed today at DC Office, Kolasib with the theme ‘Educate the Child, Save the Girl Child’ where the staff of the DC Office took a pledge on protecting and providing for the healthy well being of a girl child.

Sangchhin Chinzah, Deputy Commissioner, Kolasib speaks on the important roles of Women in various walks of life, therefore, must be given equal opportunities to that of Men. She highlighted on some of the malpractices carried out in some part of the country where early sex detection of feotus is done to avoid having girl child, neglecting the well being and development of girls among their other siblings, resulting in a poor sex ratio, which is detrimental for the development of a state as a whole. She pointed out that such practiced are not happening in the state of Mizoram and there are no distinction between boy and girl child in the state, thus, urged the gathering to strive forward in making an ideal example for other state in raising a girl child.