PM wants ‘Girl Rising’ campaign to focus on female foeticide

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked representatives of 'Girl Rising', a global campaign to educate and empower girls, to focus on the issue of female foeticide in India.

Representatives of "Girl Rising" including its India Ambassador and actress Freida Pinto and vice president of its global programmes Samantha Wright met the Prime Minister here.

"The Prime Minister said the "Girl Rising" campaign in India should focus especially on the problem of 

female foeticide," an official statement said.

The Girl Rising campaign is anchored by a feature film that is being remade into several Indian languages.