Manipur, Jan. 24 -- As India celebrates the 13th National Girl Child Day, the nation salute the girl child.

The Union government salutes every girl child of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said and lauded all those working towards empowering the girl as India celebrates the 13th National Girl Child Day Sunday - January 24.

"On National Girl Child Day, we salute our #DeshKiBeti and the accomplishments in various fields," the prime minister tweeted.

The National Girl Child Day, an initiative of the Union Women and Child Development Ministry is being observed every January 24.

Giving focus on the development and welfare of the girl child, the Central government has launched several initiatives on empowering the girl child, incl...