How Will this scheme 'Beti Bachoa Beti padhao Help Girl to achieve more meaningful
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Objectives of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao ( transl. Save the girl child, educate the girl child) is a campaign of the Government of India that aims to generate awareness and improve the efficiency of welfare services intended for girls in India. The scheme was launched with an initial funding of ₹100 crore (US$14 million).
Launched: 22 January 2015; 5 years ago
Prime Minister(s): Narendra Modi
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There’s a powerful saying, “When you educate a man, you educate a man but when you educate a woman, you educate a generation”. This is because of the benefits of educating girls permeates the entire family and have far-reaching impacts within the entire society. Women make up for almost half of the total population of India but they still lag behind men in a lot of areas. It is harrowing to note that a lot of females are not even allowed to be born. Many of those who are fortunate enough to see this world are denied of some of their most basic rights: quality education and healthcare. Many are married off in their teenage. Over the last many years, a significant fraction of number of women has been at the receiving end of discrimination and exploitation. Needless to say, it should be government’s top priority to empower women in a country like India that has witnessed male domination for years.
Women upliftment is nearly impossible if issues like illiteracy, inequality, sexual harassment and female infanticide are not combated in the right manner. The year 2015 saw the launch of a flagship scheme by the Government of India, ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ (Save daughters, educate daughters). The scheme aims to beget awareness regarding the waning Child Sex Ratio (CSR), apart from perking up the efficiency of several welfare schemes that have been rolled-out for women. The programme is being administered through a well-framed national campaign and a focussed multi-sectorial effort in 100 districts having a shallow CSR.
As Census data lays down, in the year 2001 the child sex Ratio in India (0-6 years) was a mere 927 girls per 1,000 boys, which further declined in 2011 to a staggering 918 girls for every 1,000 boys. To address this dwindling CSR is one of the core intentions of this scheme and it is garnering massive support from NGOs like Save the Children who are already doing pioneering work in fostering girl child education and welfare. NGOs work through the support of philanthropic individuals, many of whom donate online to contribute to the good of the society.
‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ is a collaborative initiative being run by Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Human Resource Development and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and it covers all Indian states and union territories. The scheme has three primary objectives: