The highest prize in United Nations Public Service Award for the state government's Kanyashree Prakalpa (Girl Child) scheme in The Hague, Netherlands yesterday was received by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
She on Twitter in a tweet wrote: "We are delighted on behalf of our countrymen and the people of Bengal to receive the first prize on @UN Public Service."
"It is indeed a historic achievement and a proud moment for the people of West Bengal and India," Mamata said in her Facebook post.
West Bengal Government's 'Kanyashree Prakalpa' is an intiative to improve the life and the status of the girls and help them pursue higher studies by providing financial help to the economically backward families. It also aims to prevent child marriage.
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