Pariksha SaathiPresident Droupadi Murmu attends the 'Hirak Jayanti' celebration of the 60th year of Haryana's formation at Kurukshetra
President Droupadi Murmu graced the 'Hirak Jayanti' celebration on the 60th year of the formation of the State of Haryana at Kurukshetra on 1 November 2026. Congratulating the people of Haryana on their contributions to India's journey of progress, she said the land that spread Bhagwan Krishna's eternal message of selfless action across the world has also set many milestones of human achievement in the modern era, and that its people have made meaningful contributions in fields ranging from the freedom struggle to social change, democracy, literature and science. Noting Haryana's significant progress over the last decade in various dimensions of women's empowerment, she said the national campaign 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao', launched from Panipat in January 2015, has proven a highly significant initiative; she was happy to note the increase in the gender ratio at birth in 2025 as compared to 2014, and expressed confidence that the concerted efforts of the Central and State governments would take it to parity. She spoke of the extraordinary success of Haryana's athletes in prestigious international championships and appreciated the daughters of Haryana for their remarkable achievements in sports, and said the land of Haryana gifted the message of the Gita to the world.
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Learning context
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) was launched on 22 January 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Panipat, Haryana, as a response to gender imbalance and the declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) in India. On 21 January 2025 the Ministry of Women and Child Development announced celebrations of the scheme's 10th anniversary from 22 January to 8 March 2025, to culminate on International Women's Day. Among the scheme's key achievements, the Ministry listed an improvement in the national Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) from 918 in 2014-15 to 930 in 2023-24, a rise in the gross enrolment ratio of girls at the secondary level from 75.51% to 78% over the same period, and an increase in institutional deliveries from 61% to 97.3%.
Check yourself: when and where was Beti Bachao Beti Padhao launched, and what was the national Sex Ratio at Birth in 2023-24 according to the Ministry?
On 22 January 2015, in Panipat, Haryana; 930 (up from 918 in 2014-15).
Revision task: from this release, note the occasion and its venue, which year of Haryana's formation was being marked, the campaign the President recalled with the place and month of its launch, and the years she compared for the gender ratio at birth; from the note, BBBP's launch date and place, its aim, and the Sex Ratio at Birth figures.
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Where did President Droupadi Murmu attend the 'Hirak Jayanti' celebration on the 60th year of the formation of the State of Haryana on 1 November 2026?
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Answer: Kurukshetra
The President graced the 'Hirak Jayanti' celebration on the 60th year of the formation of the State of Haryana at Kurukshetra on 1 November 2026. In her address she recalled that the national campaign 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' was launched from Panipat in January 2015.
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