Lok Sabha Question No. 159 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Fake Cash Benefits under BBBP Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 159

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2017

## FAKE CASH BENEFITS UNDER BBBP SCHEME

## 159.   SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether lakhs of people have been duped of fake cash benefits under the Beti Bachao Beti padhao (BBBP) Scheme in various States of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action taken by the Government against such fraudulent persons and the measures/mechanism being adopted to ensure fair implementation of the scheme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) to (c) : A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  THE  REPLY  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  159  SHRI  R.  GOPALAKRISHNAN  REGARDING    'FAKE  CASH BENEFITS UNDER BBBP SCHEME'

- (a) & (b) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) is a flagship programme of Ministry of Women and Child  Development (MWCD), Government of India to change the mindsets of society to value the girl child and empower her. The scheme mainly focuses on challenging mindsets and  deep  rooted  patriarchy  in  the  societal  system,  strict  enforcement  of  PC&PNDT  Act, advancing education of the girl child: focus is on issues of women empowerment on a life cycle continuum. BBBP scheme has no provision for individual cash incentive/cash transfer component by Government of India and thus is not a DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) scheme. This  fraudulent  activity  of  duping  people  by  falsely  promising  fake  cash  benefits  in  the name of BBBP was brought to the notice of Ministry of Women and Child Development through complaints/ copies of fraudulent forms being filled by people and sent to Office of MWCD.  It  started  coming  in  sometimes  beginning  in  the  end  of  December  2016  and increased over the time.
- (c)  Over  2  lakh  fake/illegal  forms  have  been  received  by  this  Ministry  so  far  which  were reported to have fraudulently sold and filled in the name of providing cash disbursements under  BBBP  by  certain  unscrupulous  elements/individuals.  The  menace  started  from different districts of Uttar Pradesh State and predominantly continued to be so. The Ministry of  Women  and  Child  Development  took  immediate  action  and  preventive  measures  to contain this menace by taking up the matter with concerned State Government Authorities where  this  illegal  activity  has  taken  place  as  reported  namely  Uttar  Pradesh,  Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Bihar.  FIRs have been filed in some districts.  A disclaimer has been  uploaded  on  website  of  the  Ministry.  Press  release  was  also  carried  out  in  leading newspapers  in  Hindi  and  English.  This  Ministry  has  also  launched  a  media  publicity campaign through Doordarshan/ AIR  and other radio stations as well as through Newspapers alerting general public not to fall prey to such unscrupulous activity. The case has now been handed over to CBI.

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