CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Gujarat is the first state in the country to launch Balika Panchayat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid stress on women- led development instead of women’s development.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Kunariya village of Kutch district in Gujarat has come out with a unique idea of holding Balika Panchayat. The first-ever elections of this Balika Panchayat were successfully held today.

Detailed explanation-3: -The novel initiative of Balika Panchayat started in four villages of the Kutch district – Kunaria, Maska, Motagua, and Vadsar – about a year ago. The aim is to encourage the “social and political development of the girls” and also ensure their active participation in politics.

Detailed explanation-4: -The country’s first-ever girl Panchayat, “Balika Panchayat", which was started in several villages of Gujarat’s Kutch district, aims to promote the social and political development of the girls and ensure their active participation of girls in politics.