Educate, Empower, Elevate: Reflect and Act on National Girl Child Day 2025

Today, we celebrate National Girl Child Day, a day dedicated to promoting equality, equal rights, and equal opportunities for girls. It raises awareness about the various challenges they face in the society, and is a call-to-action to work together towards eliminating them and ensuring a safe, empowered and bright future for every girl of our nation.

National Girl Child Day was established by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2008 and aligns with Government's broader efforts to empower the girl child.

Empowered Girl Child Equates to Empowered Nation

Strong and empowered girls have the capability to uplift their families, communities, society, and the nation. In a country where 48.42% of the population is female, the empowerment of girls and women is essential for achieving progress, prosperity, and peace.

Although significant improvements have been made over the last few decades, our society is still marred by serious issues such as gender-based discrimination, inequality, domestic violence, and social evils that hinder the growth of girls.

It is vital to raise awareness at the grassroots level. We must instil values of respect and gender equality in boys from childhood, while also nurturing virtues of courage, freedom, and self-belief in girls. A holistic approach is imperative to create an equitable future while addressing the challenges faced by girls and women today. 

We need to understand that since the inception of time, the role of women has been paramount. From religious, spiritual, and natural viewpoints, life would be incomplete without females. Nature has created nearly every species with both male and female counterparts, illustrating their equality and equal significance.

Girl Child is An Embodiment of Care:  Saint Dr MSG's Pious Teachings

Explaining the importance of girls, Saint Dr. MSG elucidates that the pious Vedas refer even a young girl as a mother, as she starts illustrating her very caring and loving nature since her childhood.

A girl child consistently demonstrates concern for her family's well-being, particularly for her parents, and showcases remarkable nurturing traits. This nurturing quality has led to her being deeply revered and regarded as the nurturer of life since ancient times.

A woman is the one who gives birth to every revered incarnation, guru, saint, or prophet; thus, the girl child is highly esteemed for her vital role as a mother and a nurturer.

Referred to as the 'Ardhangini' or better half of a man after marriage, most religions have a viewed a woman as having an intuitive and spiritual spirit, who guides a man and her entire family towards the path of prosperity, ensuring their allegiance to righteousness.

Saint Dr. MSG's insights underscore the vital role that girls play in fostering familial bonds and nurturing future generations, reinforcing the need for their empowerment and recognition in society.

Her strength, resilience, depth of understanding, decision making and empathetic nature makes her capable of finding or innovating unique solutions to challenges, touching new heights and ensuring an inclusive growth.

Women Empowerment Initiatives at Dera Sacha Sauda

Under the able guidance of His Holiness Saint Dr. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan, Dera Sacha Sauda has launched numerous women empowerment initiatives that are actively supported by millions of followers worldwide. These initiatives have played a crucial role in elevating the status of women in society, transforming social paradigms, and changing the mindset of the general populace.

Saint Dr. MSG emphasizes that daughters are assets rather than liabilities, highlighting their potential to bring honor to both their families and the nation.

To empower women, Guruji commenced initiatives that encompass pledge against female feticide, providing equal education and rights to daughters, providing self defense training, vocational training for rural women, helping with remarriage of divorced or widowed women, helping the destitute pregnancy women and new mothers etc.

Empowering Girls and Women: Initiatives at Dera Sacha Sauda

Pioneering in the unique approach to education, Saint Dr. MSG established educational institutes for girls that provide a harmonious blend of academics, sports, moral values and character building, making it akin to a 'Gurukul'.

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The girl students of these schools and colleges have won numerous national and international sports championships and have topped the ranks at district, state and national levels in academics.

These collective efforts are yielding positive results, as girls are proving their mettle in every field of life.

With revered Guru Ji's encouragement, millions have pledged against female foeticide and are nurturing their girl child with great love and care.

Let’s Pledge to Empower the Girl Child

Today, as we celebrate the National Girl Child Day on January 24, let's commit to going the extra mile—not only nurturing our daughters but also supporting destitute girls whose dreams deserve to be transformed into reality. Let us embrace the teachings of Saint Dr. MSG, work to end social vices and discrimination against girls, promote equal growth opportunities, and let the greatness of our country shine on a global stage.