Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme

  • December 11, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme

Subject – Governance

Context – ‘80% of funds for Beti Bachao was spent on media campaigns’

Concept –

  • Since coordinated and convergent efforts are needed to ensure survival, protection and empowerment of the girl child, Government launched the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) on 22nd January, 2015 at Panipat in Haryana.
  • It is a tri-ministerial effort of Ministries of Women and Child Development, Health & Family Welfare and Human Resource Development.
  • BBBP is a national campaign and focussed multi sectoral action in 100 selected districts low in Child Sex Ratio (CSR), covering all States and UTs.

Main Objectives:

  • Prevention of gender-based sex-selective elimination.
  • Ensuring survival & protection of the girl child.
  • Ensuring education and participation of the girl child.
  • Protecting rights of Girl child.
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme Governance