Question

Save the girl child in 10 point

Answer 1

The aim of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme is to arrest the decline in girl child sex ratio and promote women’s empowerment in order to improve the women status in the country.

It is a tri-ministerial effort of the following ministries:

1. Women and Child Development

2. Health and Family Welfare

3. Human Resource Development

As per the 2001 census of India, the sex ratio of children aged 0-6 was 927 girls per 1000 boys which were reduced to only 918 girls per 1,000 boys in 2011. According to UNICEF statistics, India was ranked 41 among 195 countries in this regard in 2012.

OBJECTIVES OF BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO SCHEME

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

2. To ensure the survival and protection of girls

3. To ensure the participation of girls in education and other areas

THE KEY FEATURES OF BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO SCHEME

1. Mass campaign

The aim of the campaign is to ensure 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 campaign has been launched at the community level in 100 districts along with national, state and district levels with immediate effect.

2. Multisectoral action to cover all states and union territories in 100 selected districts with CSR (as a pilot scheme)

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