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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the pan-India expansion of flagship programme-Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao (BBBP)-from Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan on March 8 to mark the International Women's Day (IWD-2018). The BBBP is an initiative to save and educate the girl child. The programme will be expanded from the present 161 districts to 640 all over the country. In another landmark initiative, the Prime Minister will also launch the National Nutrition Mission (NNM). He will also launch NNM- ICDS Common Application Software.