Taking a unique initiative towards empowering women, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has started the country's first girl panchayat in Kutch, Gujarat, the Ministry of Women and Child Development plans to start a girl child panchayat across the country soon. This panchayat has been started in Kunaria Maska Motaginya Wadasar Kukma village of Kutch district of Gujarat. Its responsibility is given to the girl child in the age group of 11 to 21 years.