Govt employees to take oath for saving girl child on Aug 9.

   All government employees will contribute in the efforts to check discriminatory sex selection and violence against women. For this purpose, all the employees of the central and state governments as well as local bodies will take a pledge on August 9.

   According to state government officials, the government employees will also take an oath to promote birth of girls, give them affection, bring them up and make them empower citizens of the country.