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Haryana : PM launches nationwide 'BSY' from Panipat

Chandigarh, Dec 9 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched the nationwide"Bima Sakhi Yojana" (BSY) from Panipat, Haryana, marking a significant milestone in women's empowerment.
Reflecting on the success of the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign, which began in Panipat in 2015, the Prime Minister acknowledged its positive impact in Haryana and across the country. He said that Panipat has become a symbol of women's empowerment and progress.
On this occasion, he also virtually laid the foundation stone for the main campus of Maharana Pratap Horticultural University (MPHU) in Karnal and symbolically handed over the 'Bima Sakhi Niyukti Patras' to 5 women from Haryana, Karnataka, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. These Patras were handed over to about 25,000 Bima Sakhis across the country.
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