Uttarakhand: On the eve of National Girl Day which is celebrated on January 24 every year, 20-year-old Shrishti Goswami from Haridwar becomes chief minister of Uttarakhand for one day.
This is for the first time in the history of Uttarakhand, a girl has become the state's chief minister, even if it is symbolic and just for a day.
It is to be mentioned here, this feat of the rare instance was earlier projected in a movie- Anil Kapoor starrer Nayak.
Meanwhile, the 20-year-old will review various ongoing government-run development programmes.
Notably, officials of at least 12 departments including PWD, education, women and child development, tourism and others will give a presentation before Goswami.
Goswami, a student of B. Sc agriculture at a Roorkee-based institution, was chosen for the honour after she was elected chief minister in a mock 'Bal Vidhan Sabha' (Children's State Assembly) in a symbolic event organised by the state commission, in the year 2018.
A resident of Daulatpur village, Goswami's symbolic ascension to the CM's post for a day on January 24, has received a nod from the incumbent chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat.
Earlier in Assam, an 18-year old girl will handle Assam Chief Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal's Twitter account on Nov 20 in a gesture to stand for children's empowerment and participation.
Vandana Urang, from the Namroop tea estate in Dibrugarh will be handling CM's Twitter account between 9 to 11 AM on Friday. She will be sharing her opinion on #Reimagining Education in Assam, in a post-pandemic world.
Vandana Urang is a 1st-year political science student from Namroop College.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will be attending an important BJP State election meeting at that time with the national party president J P Nadda and other important leaders so he allowed Vandana to handle his Twitter account on the auspicious occasion of World Children's Day.