Published on : 13 Oct 2025, 12:59 pm

Cachar : The Department of Women and Child Development, Cachar, marked International Girl Child Day 2025 with a meaningful event at S. M. Dev Civil Hospital, Silchar, under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) programme. Essential kits were distributed to five newborn girl children, reaffirming the government’s dedication to gender equality and women’s empowerment from birth.

The ceremony was attended by Deepa Das, ACS, Assistant Commissioner-cum-In-Charge District Social Welfare Officer, and Dr Arup Patwa, Superintendent of the hospital, along with the Sankalp Hub for Empowerment of Women (HEW) team.

Officials interacted with mothers, highlighting welfare schemes under Mission Shakti, and encouraged awareness of initiatives supporting women and c

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