Chandigarh, July 4 – Haryana Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Sh. Aseem Goel said that the state government is committed to ensuring the health and comprehensive development of women and children in the state. The government is paying special attention to their nutrition to achieve this objective. On July 15, at a state-level ceremony in Ambala, 444 mothers who have made outstanding contributions in taking care of their newborns and themselves will be honored with the “Best Mother” Award, said the Minister after presiding over a review meeting of the Women and Child Development Department in Chandigarh.
He informed that under the “Best Mother” Award, the woman who secures the first position at the block level will be honored with a cash prize of Rs. 4,000, the second position with Rs. 3,000 and the third position with Rs. 2,000.
The Minister said that there is a common saying that ‘God cannot be physically present everywhere, so he created mothers.’ It is the mother who, with her love and care, helps in nurturing the child’s personality, ensuring the child’s healthy upbringing, skillfully bringing out the child’s hidden qualities and talents, and providing the child with a clean, safe, and conducive environment.
Commissioner and Secretary, Women and Child Development Department, Smt. Amneet P. Kumar, Director, Monika Malik, and other officers remained present during the meeting.
