Kathua administration organizes special screening of ‘Dangal’ movie for girls under BBBP

5 Dariya News

Kathua 03-Jan-2017

In continuation of its series of efforts under ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ initiative, District Administration Kathua has started special drive of showing films depicting feats of inspirational women personalities among girl students.Under this initiative DDC Kathua Ramesh Kumar has devised out plan in collaboration with education department under which CEO Kathua Balbir Singh was directed to make arrangements for batch wise screening of ‘Dangal’ movie: a biopic film of Commonwealth Games gold Medalist Geeta Phogat among girl students of different Government Higher Secondary Schools of Kathua. Today the second batch of 220 girl students of Government Higher Secondary School Jakhbar along with women staff of the school today visited Moonlight Cineplex Kathua for screening of the movie, earlier a batch of 169 girl students of Government Higher Secondary School Nagri Parole seen the biopic of women wrestler. 

DDC Kathua visited the venue and interacted with school girls who shared their experiences after watching the inspirational movie.While throwing light on the initiative, DDC said the objective of organizing such visits was aimed to educate and motivate girls by showcasing such inspirational movies which can create positive impact in the minds of young girl students. He said girls have always abreast with male counterpart in every walk of life and proved their metal. He said such initiative will be held on regular basis to give exposure to more girl students.Pertinent to mention here that district Kathua has registered an increase in child sex ratio after rigorous campaign of district administration “Pahal: ek kadam naari samman ki aur” under which multi sectoral campaign to bring attitudinal change among citizens towards the girl child.