The State shall develop and implement comprehensive policies, plans of action and programmes for the survival, protection, development and advancement of the girlchild to promote and protect the full enjoyment of her human rights and to ensure equal opportunities for girls and all these plans should form an integral part of the total development process.
(2) The State shall ensure elimination all forms of discrimination against the girl-child which result in harmful and unethical practices, such as pre-natal sex selection and female foeticide and infanticide and towards this the State shall promote and support all endeavours that help give the girl child a sense of self-esteem, which would include gender sensitisation programmes at all levels. Special attention will be focused on taking strict action against eve teasing and on all conditions which create an unsafe atmosphere for girls.
(3)The State shall encourage educational institutions and the media to adopt and project nonstereo typed images of girl and boys and to eliminate child pornography and degrading and violent portrayals of the girl-child;
(4) The State shall ensure dissemination of information and education to girls, regarding the physiology of reproduction, reproductive and sexual health.