Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana
बेटी बचाओ, बेटी पढ़ाओ

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the launch of the program. He is flanked by actress Madhuri Dixit (left) and Women & Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi
Country India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Launched 22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)
Status: Active

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (Hindi: बेटी बचाओ, बेटी पढ़ाओ, Save girl child, educate girl child) is a Government of India scheme that aims to generate awareness and improving the efficiency of welfare services meant for women. The scheme was initiated with an initial corpus of ₹100 crore (US$15 million).[1]

According to census data, the child sex Ratio (0–6 years) in India was 927 girls per 1,000 boys in 2001, which dropped drastically to 918[2] girls for every 1,000 boys in 2011. A 2012 UNICEF report has ranked India 41st among 195 countries.

The Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme has been introduced in October, 2014 to address the issue declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR). This is being implemented through a national campaign and focussed multi sectoral action in 100 selected districts low in CSR, covering all States and UTs. This is a joint initiative of Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Speaking on the occasion of International Day of the Girl Child, Prime Minister Modi, called for the eradication of female foeticide and invited suggestions from the citizens of India on "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" on the MyGov.in portal.[3]

Prime Minister Modi launched the programme on 22 January 2015 from Panipat, Haryana.[4][5]

The hashtag #SelfieWithDaughter was promoted on social media in June 2015, which started when the sarpanch of the village Bibipur in Haryana took a selfie with his daughter and posted on Facebook on 19 June 2015.[6] The hashtag garnered worldwide fame.[7]

Districts

The 100 districts have been identified on the basis of low Child Sex Ratio as per Census 2011 covering all States/UTs as a pilot with at least one district in each state.[8] The three criteria for selection of districts namely are:-

1.Districts below the national average (87 districts/23 states); 2.Districts above national average but shown declining trend (8 districts/8 states) 3.Districts above national average and shown increasing trend (5 districts/5 states- selected so that these CSR levels can be maintained and other districts can emulate and learn from their experiences).

Objectives[8]

1.Prevent gender biased sex selective elimination 2.Ensure survival & protection of the girl child 3.Ensure education of the girl child

Strategies[8]

References

  1. ↑ Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
  2. ↑ http://wcd.nic.in/tender/Beti_bachao_beti_padhao_campaign_24072014.pdf
  3. ↑ "PM Narendra Modi invites ideas on "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao"". dna. 11 October 2014.
  4. ↑ PM to Launch 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' Programme from Haryana
  5. ↑ "PM Narendra Modi to launch 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' programme from Haryana". timesofindia-economictimes.
  6. ↑ Mohan, Rohini (30 June 2015). "How PM Modi's Beti Bachao, Selfie Banao campaign became a rage to rewrite gender-skewed script in Haryana". Economic Times. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Sanyal, Anindita (28 June 2015). "#SelfieWithDaughter Trends Worldwide After PM Modi's Mann ki Baat". NDTV. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 . 2 February 2016 http://vikaspedia.in/social-welfare/women-and-child-development/girl-child-welfare/beti-bachao-beti-padhao. Retrieved 9 February 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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