CivilsDially:: Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao: Facts you need to know about it
Aim: To generate awareness and improve efficiency of delivery of welfare services meant for women
Launched on 22 January 2015 with an initial corpus of Rs. 100 crore
Joint initiative of Ministries of Women & Child Development, Health & Human Resource Development
Districts Identified
The three criteria for selection of districts:
Districts below the national average (87 districts/23 states);
Districts above national average but shown declining trend (8 districts/8 states)
Districts above national average and shown increasing trend (5 districts/5 states- selected so that these CSR levels can be maintained and other districts can emulate and learn from their experiences)
First Phase:
100 districts have been identified on the basis of low Child Sex Ratio as per Census 2011 covering all States/UTs as a pilot With at least one district in each state
Second Phase
The scheme has further been expanded to 61 additional districts selected from 11 States/UT having CSR below 918
Strategies:
Implement a sustained Social Mobilization and Communication Campaign to create equal value for the girl child & promote her education
Focus on Gender Critical Districts and Cities low on CSR for intensive & integrated action
Mobilize & Train Panchayati Raj Institutions/ Urban local bodies/ Grassroot workers as catalysts for social change
Ensure service delivery structures/ schemes & programmes are sufficientlyresponsive to issues Of gender and children’s rights
Enable Inter-sectoral and inter-institutional convergence at District/ Block/ Grassroot levels
Implementation:
Centre: A National Task Force (NTF) headed by Secretary WCD State: A State Task Force (STF)
District: District Task Force (DTF) headed by the District Collector/ Deputy Commissioner with representation of concerned departments
Block: A Block Level Committee headed by SDM/ SDO/ BDO
Context: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme was launched in January, 2015 at Panipat in Haryana
Aim: Promoting gender equality and the significance of educating girls
Target: Improving the Child Sex Ratio through multi sectoral interventions including prevention of gender biased sex selection and promoting girls’ education and her holistic empowerment
Which Ministry? It is a tri-ministerial effort of Ministries of Women and Child Development, Health & Family Welfare and Human Resource Development
Context: Ministry of Women and Child Development has expanded scheme in additional 61 districts, covering 11 states
Why expansion? Recommended by the Standing Finance Committee (SFC), after seeing the overwhelming response by stakeholders in the form of various initiatives and innovations
Historical context: 100 districts with low Child Sex Ratio were selected for the Scheme implementation for creating awareness and advocacy about the issue
In last one year, scheme implemented under the overall guidance and supervision of concerned District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioners
A joint initiative between the MoWCD, MoHFW and MoHRD, Beti Bachao was designed to reverse the trend of declining CSR in India.
Within less than a year, Haryana’s sex ratio at birth has improved to 903 in December 2015 from 834 in Census 2011- the first time in a decade that it had crossed 900.
The success is attributed to Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao campaign.
Since the implementation of Beti Bachao started, there has been a visible increase in efforts to spread public awareness of the need for a healthy Child Sex Ratio.
The problem is that it is not easy to change mindsets and even now there are agents who enter villages and help families get the sex of their child determined.
Now that it has been controlled it in Haryana, the business has moved to neighbouring states of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
‘Sukanya Samridhi Account’ scheme launched under “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao”.
Bank A/C to be opened till the age of 10 – initial amount Rs. 1000 – max. deposit = Rs. 1.5 lakh. She can withdraw 50% of the money after reaching age of 18.
Interest rate = 9.1% – No income tax for one year.
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