The cops hold placards creating awareness in south Mumbai

The `Beti Bachao Beti Padhao` campaign was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22, 2015 in Panipat, Haryana to address the declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) 

It is a tri-ministerial effort of Ministries of Women and Child Development, Health & Family Welfare and Human Resource Development

Several events were held across the country on Friday to mark 10 years of the programme

Mumbai Police, too, organised bike rallies across the city to create public awareness

In Mumbai`s western suburbs, a rally was organised in Zone 12, which witnessed the participation of women personnel from the Vanrai, Dindoshi, Kurar, Samta Nagar, Kasturba Marg (Borivali), Dahisar, and Aarey police stations

They along with their male colleagues marched within the limits of their respective police stations, carrying banners and posters in their hands

The rally received an overwhelming response from locals, who also actively participated and showed their support at various locations

To make this event more impactful and reach a wider audience, Marathi film and television actors, along with school and college principals, doctors, and students, also took part in it. The women police personnel were warmly welcomed by the locals, who appreciated their efforts

As a part of the initiative, the women police personnel carried placards with messages such as `Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (Save the Daughter, Educate the Daughter)`, `Mulgi Shikli ani Pragati Jhali (An educated girl brings progress),` `Foeticide is a sin`, and `Gender testing is a crime under the law`

The bike rally passed through various localities of Zone 12, including Goregaon (East), Malad (East), Thakur Village in Kandivali East, Borivali, and Dahisar. Students from various schools and colleges, along with women at bus stops, warmly welcomed the women police personnel