Nandita Das not appointed ambassador of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: WCD Min

The government on Sunday denied that actress Nandita Das was appointed as an ambassador of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, the pet project of Prime Minister Narender Modi. 

After the news of the alleged appointment spread on social media, the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) on Sunday clarified saying, “Nandita Das has not been appointed as an ambassador of the Ministry on Beti Bachao.” 

Social media was abuzz with reactions from users trolling the Ministry for appointing Das to be the face of the programme. In the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Das had reportedly campaigned against Narendra Modi becoming the Prime Minister.

“Girl Rising, an international NGO, had produced a short film to propagate the message of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao. This film has been made by Girl Rising and not by the Ministry. WCD Minsitry tweeted the messages of these actresses on Beti Bachao as given in the film," the WCD Ministry said in a statement. 

"This was an India specific film, following a multinational film produced by them. Girl Rising is an initiative involving film stars from across the world. The Indian film features actresses including Madhuri Dixit, Kareena Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Nandita Das," it said.