BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO

INTRODUCTION
After the successful implementation of innovative scheme like the jan dan
yojana, make in India and swachh bharat abhiyan, prime minister Narendra
Modi launched one more scheme beti bachao beti phadao (save the girl child,
educate the girl child), on January 22,2015 in Panipat, Haryana.

The scheme has been launched in hundred districts across the country. In
Haryana, where the child sex ratio(CSR) has been dimally low, 12 district have
beenchosen:rewari,mahendergarh,bhiwani,jhajjar,ambala,kurukshetra,sonepat
,rohtak,karnal,kaithal,panipat and Yamuna Nagar.

The scheme aims at making girl independent both specially and also financially
through education the approach of the government can facilitate in generating
awareness and improving the efficiency of delivery of welfare services meant
for women.

The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme (BBBPS) is a flagship programme run by
the central government to ensure the survival, protection and education of
the girl child. The idea may be noble, but according to Comptroller & Auditor
General of India (CAG) state reports, the scheme has not been able to achieve
its objectives.
WHY BETI BACHAO, BETI PADHAO SCHEME?

The latest census of 2011 reveals a declining trend in CSR in the age group of 0
to 6 years, the figure for girls having gone down to 919 per 1000 boys from 927
in the 2001 . the practices of aborting female foetus has become more rampant
with the availability of modern diagnostic tools for sex determination of the
unborn with social biases favouring the male child on consideration of
economic advantage and the deep- rooted attitude of labelling the girl child as
more of liability, the sex ratio in the country has been highly skewed.
The process of elimination continues even after birth in various forms of
discrimination in matters of health, nutritional and educational needs of girl
child.
Therefore, it has been rightly stated that women’s disempowerment begins
even before birth. Concomitanly, the fact remains that empowerment of
women leads to all round progress of society and emancipation form
backwardness of beliefs and unscientific practices. The new media and

communication methods need to be utilised fully towards driving this message

home among the rural folks who cling to superstitious beliefs and practices.
The beti bachao beti phadao campaign has been launched to achieve this
objectives of bringing about the awareness and the change.

What MODI Said ?

The Prime Minister also launched the ‘Sukanya Samriddhi Account’ for the
benefit of the girl child. He released a stamp on the theme of ‘Beti Bachao,Beti
Padhao (BBBP) and administered the ‘Beti Bachao,Beti Padhao’ pledge on the
occasion.

Today the Society as whole needs to change its attitude towards the girl child
female foeticide . The practice is prevalent among every starta of the society
.All there is a healthy sex ratio in the north-eastern region and tribal areas, in
many parts country the incidence if female foeticide is high.
The Government has initated this innovative scheme to save the lot of girl
children.

Beti Bachao,Beti Padhao Yojana not only for

girls but also for society

In this scheme, the Ministry if women and child Development is functioning in

collaboration with Ministry of Health and Family walfare as well as Ministry of
Human Resource Development.
It can be a boon not just fir a girl children but also for the whole society.
Moreover, ‘Beti Bachao,Beti Padhao’ scheme comes at a time when the nation
is confronted with problem associated with women’s safety such as rape and
others forms of assault. The Government also projected Rs 150 crore to be
spent by the Ministry of Home Affairs on a scheme to extend the security of
women In large cities.
The Union Budget has also allocated to the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highway Rs50 crore for pilot schemes to safeguard the safety of women on
public road transport , That is a welcome step as this can help restore women’s
faith in the system.
The formidable project can incorporate the success of effective practices for
the better initiation and implementation . For Example, West Bengal has
system for enabeling money transfer at periodic intervals for the child’s
education .In Punjab,pregnant girls are registered in their first trimester so thet
the authority may follow up and monitor cases of foeticide. Another example is
Tamil Nadu’s Amma Baby care kit.
However ,the initative although sensible , has been criticized for the most part
by many people. It is said that the funds allotted are not enough for full
implementation of the scheme .There is need to amend the laws and penalise
those who harm the girl child .There’s also need to educate people at the
grassroot level about the right of the girl child to live a healthy life .

Primary Objective of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ is a collaborative initiative of the government of India.
Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Human Resource
Development and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare started this scheme. It
covers all Indian states and union territories.

The scheme has three primary objectives

1. Prevent female infanticide.
2. Develop new schemes and work collaboratively to ensure that every girl
child is secured and protected.
3. Ensure every girl child gets a quality education.

Difficulties in Implementing Beti Bachao Beti

Padhao
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme having difficulty to gain momentum. This is due
to the following facts.

 Social abuses and orthodox rituals like female foeticide, Sati, child
marriage and domestic abuse obstruct the due execution of this scheme.
 The government machinery and the police are, however, to get the
magnitude of women atrocities seriously. This also weakens the effective
implementation of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme.
 The mindset of people remains conservative besides the numerous
campaigns spreading awareness among people.
 The scheme needs civic body support to achieve the objectives of the
scheme.
 The Dowry system is the main obstacles in the successful implementation
and impact of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme.

Impact of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme

It is important to look for the benefit that ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’, is India’s
most high profile campaign. It is to empower the girl child in the country. Some
major impacts are-

 Balancing sex ratios

 Bringing girl child rights into focus
 Achieving girl-child access to education
Conclusion
The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme is an initiative by the Government of India
to address the issues revolving around girl children in India. This initiative under
the scheme have started giving fruit as the level of awareness among the people
is increasing.

Therefore, people now have a serious impact to work for girl child upliftment in
society. The success of this scheme will add tremendously to the economic
growth of the country. This is due to the fact that India cannot afford to have a
large part of its population remain neglected.

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Save the GIRL child,

Educate the GIRL
child.