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Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme was started on January 22, 2015 as a cooperative scheme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Human Resource Development under synchronized and convergent efforts to give power to the girl child. First, it was initiate in 100 districts with low girl child sex ratio. The Olympic bronze medalist Sakshi Malik was made the brand ambassador for ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme in August 2016. According to Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the son and daughter are equal. BBBP scheme is true to its words. The scheme intends to improve the efficiency of services for the welfare of women and to raise awareness regarding women’s rights. The governments focus on low female sex ratio in almost 100 districts. When women are educated and aware, it leads to empowerment of women.

What Is Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme?

The venture of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme is to turn down in girl child sex ratio and endorse women’s empowerment in order to get better the women status in the country. There are some efforts are given related to scheme

• Women and Child Development
• Health and Family Welfare
• Human Resource Development

The sex ratio of children aged 0-6 was 927 girls per 1000 boys which was abridged to only 918 girls per 1,000 boys in 2011.  

The Aims and Objectives of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme

The whole aim of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme is to celebrate the birth of a girl child to prevent the infringement of the interests of girls as a result of outdated and conservative thoughts. This plan was launched for the following objectives for girls’ education and welfare:

• To stop the discrimination of the girl child and practice of sex determination test

Under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme, the main focused on female and male sex ratio and major steps are being taken towards the prevention of gender discrimination.

• To ensure the survival and protection of girls

In our country every day you can read the news in the newspapers that a female embryo, an unborn baby girl, was found dead in the dust-bin, wrapped in newspapers or near the railway station, etc. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme is a huge step in the direction to the safety of every child.

• To ensure the participation of girls in education and other areas

Save the girl child and ensure her safety with a view to strengthen and create a better India. According to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the every girl child should be educated in this country and get a highly knowledge in every field to make their future better.

THE KEY FEATURES OF BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO SCHEME

There are two major features of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme:

• Mass campaign:

The aim of the campaign is to make sure that the birth and upbringing of the girl child lead to their empowerment so that she becomes a proud citizen of the country without discrimination. The movement has been launch at the area level in 100 districts along with national, state and district levels with immediate effect.

• Multi sectoral action to cover all states and union territories in 100 selected districts with CSR.

The Ministry of Human Resource Development and Ministry of Health and Family Affairs have taken some steps to ensure the survival and protection of girl’s education. These involve multi sectoral, united efforts for the management of BBBP by all departments at the level of district Collectors/Deputy Commissioners.

Steps by the Ministry of Women and Child Development:-

• To promote the registration of pregnancies in the first trimester in Anganwadi centres;
• Undertake training of new women entrepreneurs;
• Community mobilization and sensitization;
• The participation of gender support;
• Award and recognition of front-running workers and institutions.

Steps by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

• Monitor the implementation of Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994
• Increase in institutional deliveries
• Registration of births
• Strengthening PNDT Cells
• Establishment of monitoring committees

Steps by the Ministry of Human Resource Development:

• Universal enrolment of girls
• Reducing the dropout rate among girls
• Friendly, amiable behavior with girls in schools
• To enforce Right to Education Act
• Creating functional toilets for girls

The aim of this scheme is to explain to the people that girls’ education and marriage is not a burden to parents. You can arrange for the marriage of your daughter through the money saved under this account. This scheme provides complete financial security to the girl child.