Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana – BBBP

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao is a welfare scheme design by the Government of India so that to create awareness of education and uplift the existing services which were made for women. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme was introduced with the budget of Rupees hundred crore and according to the statistical research in 2001, the child sex ratio in India was very critical that is 927 girls / 1,000 boys, which terrifically dropped in recent years. The Government scheme Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) was declared in 2014 in order to solve the CSR (child sex ratio) problem. Now this scheme is turning into a national campaign and worked in hundred selected districts of India that have low child sex ratio rate and focus on all States and United Territories. Many Government bodies of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the Ministry of Human Resource Development and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare collectively work to deal with such a crucial problem.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Condemned female foeticide in the International Day of the Girl Child , he invites Indian citizen to take a step ahead in order to stop girl child killing and join their hand with Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme. On 22 January 2015, honourable prime minister Modi Ji launched Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana in Panipat. Recently Sakshi Malik, a bronze medalist in Olympics 2016 announced a brand ambassador of the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme in Haryana.

Needs of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao is constructed in the welfare of a woman in Indian, under this scheming woman of India will get all her basic rights without any compromise. We all are aware that India is lack is education as compared to other city and this main reason we are still stand in a queue of developing countries. In India woman, the literacy rate is lower than the other countries.

In India birth of child girl is consider as a curse but they forgot that we can’t even imagine life without her. Most of the people in India think education is worthless for girls because she is only born to serve her man. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojna Scheme specially designed to eradicate this mentality from Indian society. In Indian, women contribute almost half of the total population but they still lag behind men in many areas. In Indian the most pathetic reality is that most of the girls are not even allowed to be born, few are lucky enough to see this world but they have no common rights: quality education and healthcare. Child marriage is also one of the serial problems that still exist in some of the parts of our nation and girl got pregnant before she turned 18. This increased health issue and other health complication in woman health. It should be government’s first priority to empower women in a country so that they can also live their life with dignity.

In India women, upliftment is only possible if problems like illiteracy, inequality, sexual harassment and female infanticide are removed from the society. In 2015 Indian government start Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao and this programme aim to create awareness about the depletion of Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and focus on improving the efficiency of many women welfare schemes. All these schemes are examined under the well-framed national campaign.

Objectives of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme

The main objectives of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme are

1. To prevent sex examination of child
2. To Ensure girl child protection and survival
3. To Ensure education and health of the girl child
4. To Prevent female infanticide

Strategies of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme

1. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme is mainly focused on the upliftment of girls protection and girl child education.
2. This scheme is fully dedicated to maintaining the CSR/SRB rate.
3. Focus on GCD and work hard in states having a low rate of CSR.
4. Make sure the services for woman upliftment are adequately responsive to a problem of gender and children’s rights.
5. Make sure that all medical facilities are available for girls in every states / district

Effects Of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme

As we all know that in Indian Child Sex Ratio is declining every year as per the report of Census 2011. The 100 districts have been selected on the basis of low Child Sex Ratio. The three measure of selection of districts namely are:-

1. Indian districts which are having below the national average that is 87 districts/23 states
2. Indian districts which are above national average but shown decreasing trend that is 8 districts/8 states
3. Indian districts which are above the national average and shown increasing trend that is 5 districts/5 states

The effect of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme campaign has clearly seen in some parts of the India. In 2009, it was published that in Gujarat, rates of girl childbirths increased from 802 to 882 for every 1000 male births. This is reason and expectation behind the launching of Beti Bachao , Beti Padhao programme. This campaign is throughout supported by numerous medical organisations in India, as well as the Indian Medical Association.

The Other Issues In Which Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Programme focused are:

Awareness on gender equality
Free Education for women
Medical aid and health issues
Safety in public transport like Bus, Train etc
Women safety Toll-Free Number
Campaigns on sensitization towards women and children
Cyber crime cells
Emergency Management centres
Stricter Anti-Dowry Act
Preventing Child marriage through introducing compulsory registration for marriages

Celebrating the birth of the girl child
Significance actions are taking out for the girl child education and for their empowerment and these activities are implementing and monitoring under the guidance of Zila Panchayats.
Economic incentives as an incitement were also suggested by the members.

Some Initiatives under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme

This is amazing when you see that many villages are aware of the importance of Girl Child and try to give all facilities to their daughters. One of the best examples of where you can see the successful implementation of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme is Pithoragarh district. Here many steps are taken towards the welfare of their female child and they are now more serious about girl child education. Various Rallies and campaigns have been organised to create awareness and many Nukkad Natak has been performed in front of villages or markets ignore to an aware large audience. With the help of street play about sex-selective abortion problem, people are aware of this critical problem. These plays describe girls problems that she faces in her lifespan very sincerely. With the help of many government schools, colleges and other private institution, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme reaches in every section of India.

Same as a district of Panjab Mansa has also initiated a programme called Udaan – Sapneya Di Duniya De Rubaru. This programme is basically designed for the girl between the age group of 12 to 18. Under this scheme, girls have got an opportunity to spend one day with a professional they aspire to be — doctor, engineer, Police, Layer , IAS and PPS officers and other. This program collected huge response, and more than seventy-five students have already lived their dream professionally.