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BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO

GS 1, 2, PA (Paper 2)

Beti Bachao Why in news?

Beti Padao • BBBP will now be extended across the country.
(BBBP), • The Parliamentary Committee on Empowerment of Women has noted in its report that the
2015 Government spent 80% of the funds under the BBBP scheme on media campaigns.

BBBP
• MWCD (Ministry of Women & Child Development) + MHFW (Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare) + MoE (Ministry of Education)
• Aim: gender equality + educating girls.
• Ai m to a ddress sex -selective a bortion a nd the declini ng child sex ratio
• 2016: sakshi Malik (wrestler) – won bronze medal in Rio Olympic (summer): brand
ambassador of BBBP
• Central Sector Scheme (100% financial assistance from the Centre)
• I n it ial f u nding: ₹ 100 cro re

Significance:
• Decline in the Child Sex Ratio (CSR) since 1961: from 945 in 1991 to 918 in 2011
• Easy availability of diagnostic tools = Sex Selective = declining sex ratio

Child Sex Ratio:

• Number of girls per 1000 of boys
• between 0-6 years

Need for scheme:

• It aims at making girls independent, both monetarily and socially.
• To generate awareness towards women issues.
• To improve the efficiency of delivery of welfare services meant for women.
• The government is continually stressing on quality education for girls and encouraging parents
to send their girl child to school.
• There is a strong emphasis on mindset change through training, sensitization, awareness etc.

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Outcomes of the scheme:

• M H FW rep o rt: sex rat io at b irth is sh owing p romisin g t rend s o f im provement and has
im p ro v ed b y 1 6 p oin ts fro m 9 18 (2 014 -15) t o 9 3 4 (2 019 -2 0).
• H ea lt h p ercen tage o f f irst t rim ester Antenatal Ca re (ANC ) h as sh own an im p roving
t ren d f rom 6 1% in 2 0 14-15 t o 7 1% in 2 019 -20.
• Th e ed u catio n gro ss enrolment ra tio o f girls in t h e sch ools at t he secondary level has
a lso im p roved f rom 7 7 .45 p er cent (2 0 14-15) t o 8 1.32 p er cent (2 018 -19-provisional
f igu res).
• The number of women police officers has also increased from 6% to 8.5%.

Cha l l enges o f g overnance:

1 . Org a ni za tional l evel:
• L o w b u d getary allo wan ce (o nly R s. 1 00 C rore )
• L a ck o f ci vic bo dy su pport t o ach iev e t he o bjectiv es o f t he scheme.
• Need t o a mend the l aws and p un ish t hose v igo rously wh o in t erfere wit h t he peaceful
ex ist en ce o f t h e girls in t h e so ciety.

2 . Co mmuni ty l ev el:
• So ci a l a buses lik e f emale fo eticide, Sati, ch ild marriage an d d omestic ab use
• Co nserv ati ve mi ndsets b esides t he n umerous campaign s sp reading a wareness among
p eo p le.
• Do wry sy stem is t h e m ain o bstacles in t he su ccessful im pact o f B B BP sch eme

3 . Indi v i dual l evel:

• Presen ce o f pa tria rchy mindset wh ere a girl ch ild is seen a s a liab ilit y.
• Gender Inequa l ity as compared t o b oy s a t h ome, sch ool et c.
• So ci a l i l ls: child marriage, t rafficking o f girl ch ild ren etc.

Mea sures needed:

• Gen d er resp ect sh ould b e t aught at t he scho ol lev el m o re so f ro m t he h o me level by
t h e p arents.
• We n eed t o a ddress t he a ssociat ed p roblems in b rin gin g u p t he girl ch ild , h er m arriage
ex p en ses a nd d iscrimination in t he society.
• La u n ch mo re dedicated ef forts t han j ust a llocatin g m onetary in centiv es
• We n eed t o h a v e a stro ng l a w t o elim in a te sex d et erm inat ion a n d sex selective
a b o rtio n- Pre Co nceptio n a nd Pre Na tal Di agno stic T echniques Act.
• Th ere is a n eed t o co nnect wit h t he commun ities f irst, righ t f rom t he gram panchayat
lev el t o en sure gen der eq ualit y.
• Pro v id e an enab ling en viro nment for o u r girls a n d ed ucate a nd in form p erson ’s right.

Conclusion: The BBBP initiative have started giving fruit at small level. The success of this
scheme will add to the economic growth of the country as India cannot afford to have a large part
of its population remain neglected.

Branch Office 1: 4B, 111, First Floor, Grover Chamber, Pusa

Head Office: 5-B, Pusa Road, Karol Bagh Opposite to
Road, Karol Bagh – 110005, Contact No.: 8882932364, 011-
Metro Pillar No. 110, New Delhi - 110005
43671989
Email: admissions@jvias.com
Branch Office 2: 57/12, First Floor, Old Rajinder Nagar,
Contact No.: 8882932364, 011-41421650
New Delhi – 110060, Contact: 8882932364, 011-41421650
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Branch Office 1: 4B, 111, First Floor, Grover Chamber, Pusa

Head Office: 5-B, Pusa Road, Karol Bagh Opposite to
Road, Karol Bagh – 110005, Contact No.: 8882932364, 011-
Metro Pillar No. 110, New Delhi - 110005
43671989
Email: admissions@jvias.com
Branch Office 2: 57/12, First Floor, Old Rajinder Nagar,
Contact No.: 8882932364, 011-41421650
New Delhi – 110060, Contact: 8882932364, 011-41421650
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