Bhubaneswar, Feb. 7 -- Odisha Government implemented various programmes for adolescent girls under Centre's Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" (BBBP) scheme.

The state government has implemented various initiatives to achieve aims and goals of BBBP scheme, which was launched on January 22, 2015, to address the alarming gender imbalance and declining child sex ratio in India.

Major scheme of Odisha Governments under BBBP are "Nirbhaya Kadhi" (Fearless Bud), "Mo Gelha Jiya" (My Dear Daughter) in Ganjam , "Kalpana Avijan" in Dhenkanal, "Swarna Kalika" in Keonjhar and "Veerangana Yojana" in Deogarh district.

These schemes are launched for adolescent girls to make them say "no to child marriage", to combat sex selection and female foeticide, to conti...