Directorate of Information & Publicity 
DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY
GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI
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New Delhi: 19/10/2016
- "SAVE THE GIRL CHILD"EVENT ORGANIZED TODAY WITH THE INDIAN CRICKET TEAM
- DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, CENTRAL DISTRICT, CONDUCTS THE EVENT
An event for spreading the message of ‘Save The Girl Child’ under the PC&PNDT IEC initiatives was conducted today, 19th October 2016, at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium during the practise session of the Indian Cricket Team. The District Appropriate Authority under PC &PNDT Act, the worthy District Magistrate, Central District, GNCT of Delhi conducted this event to leverage the platform of cricket to reach out to maximum number of people for this cause.
30 girl students from government school Rajkiya Sarvodya Kanya Vidyalya, Jama Masjid, Delhi, participated in the event. The Indian Cricket team players namely Captain M.S Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Jaspreet Bumra, Umesh Yadav and Coach Anil Kumble interacted with the girls and joined them in spreading the social message of “Save the Girl Child”. Mr. Virat Kohli discussed the issue of female foeticide with the girls and autographed the “Save the Girl Child” caps for the girls as souvenirs.
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