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It was a dream come true for many girls of an anganwadi in Nanakpura village near Jaipur when actor Priyanka Chopra came calling on Thursday. As goodwill ambassador of Unicef, she came for an interaction as part of the Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of adolescent Girls (RSEAG), called 'Sabla' Encouraging the young girls to reach for their dreams, she said: "The cause of the girl child is very close to my heart. The woman power today cannot and should not be underestimated.
I am here to teach rural India the value of a girl child. Almost 60% of the population is below 35 years of age and the power of the youth has to be harnessed." The scheme focuses on holistic development of the girl child, a sentiment that was also echoed by Lopamudra Mohanty, deputy secretary ministry of women and child development (MWCD). The scheme provides various facilities like nutritious food to all out-of-school girls aged between 11-18 years and 14-18 years. Counselling and guidance is provided to create awareness among the adolescent girls on subjects ranging from life skill education, self-reliance and their rights to reproduction and sexual health, child care, family welfare and household management.
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