BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO SCHEME

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• The Union Government announced the inclusion of the skilling of girls in non-traditional livelihood (NTL) under the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme.
• The scheme will now also focus on increasing the enrolment of girls in secondary education, particularly in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subjects.

Background

• The Census of 2011 reflects a declining trend in the Child Sex Ratio (CSR) between 0-6 years with an all-time low at 918.
• A decline in CSR reflects:
  • Pre-birth discrimination through gender-biased sex selection.
  • Post-birth discrimination against girls (in form of their health, nutrition, and educational needs).

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) programme

• In 2015, the Union Government has launched the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP)
• It is a tri-ministerial effort of;
  • Ministry of Women and Child Development.
  • Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
  • Ministry of Education (Earlier Ministry of Human Resource Development).
• Since 2021 the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and the Ministry of Minority Affairs have also been added as partners.
• The programme only focuses on awareness campaigns and no provision of individual cash transfers by the Government.
• The scheme is now subsumed into Mission Shakti.
• Objectives of the Scheme;
  • Prevent gender-biased sex selective elimination.
  • Ensure the survival and protection of the girl child.
  • Ensure the education and participation of the girl child.
  • Increase girls' participation in the fields of sports.
• The scheme aims to achieve:
  • Improvement in the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) by 2 points every year,
  • Improvement in the percentage of institutional deliveries sustained at the rate of 95% or above.
  • 1% increase in enrolment at the secondary education level and skilling of girls/women per year.
  • To check the dropout rate among girls at secondary and higher secondary levels.
  • Raising awareness about safe menstrual hygiene management (MHM)

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