<span style="color: #222222;">National Girl Child Day is being observed today. The Women and Child Development Ministry is celebrating the day, with a special focus on valuing the girl child. This year, the Ministry with various social media platforms has decided to make National Girl Child Day a public participation. The Ministry had asked the States and Union Territories to organize activities to make awareness about valuing the girl child from 18th to 24th this month.<br />''<br />''The highlight of the National Girl Child Day celebration is 5 days of Programmes or various activities by Districts for dissemination of positive message on value of girl child and rights of the child. </span><br />