Lok Sabha Question No. 3021 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-06
Subject: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama, Vijay Baghel, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3021

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2019

## BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO

3021.  SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

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

- (a) the total number of districts where the BBBP scheme has been implemented till date, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to include more districts under the scheme;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  requests  received  and  the  districts proposed  to  be  included  thereunder,  State-wise  including  Andhra  Pradesh, Gujarat and Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh; and
- (d) whether the Government has partnered with any NGO for implementation of this scheme in these States and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a to d) The Ministry of Women and Child Development has received the requests from the States of Uttar Pradesh¸ Himachal Pradesh and Mungeli district of Chhatisgarh for inclusion under the Scheme.  However, the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme (BBBP) is being implemented across the country in 640 districts (as per census 2011) since 8th March,  2018.      Out  of  these,  405  districts  are  covered  through  multi  -  sectoral intervention  and  advocacy&  media,  while  remaining  235  districts  are  covered  under advocacy and media only.  State/UT-wise list of number of districts under the Scheme is attached  as Annexure  -I .  The  multi  -  sectoral  intervention  under  BBBP  scheme  is implemented  by  the  District  Magistrates  in  their  respective  districts.  Under  Advocacy and Media campaign, a Nation-wide media campaign is implemented to sensitize the people through various Government media agencies.

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Statement refer to in reply to Part (a to d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3021 for    06.12.2019  regarding  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  raised  by  Shri  Rajeshbhai Chudasama, Shri Vijay Baghel,  Shri  Magunta  Sreenivasulu  Reddy,  Shri  P.V.  Midhun Reddy.    State/UT-wise  list  of  number  of  districts  implementing  the  Beti  Bachao  Beti Padhao Scheme.

| S.N.   | State/UT               |   Districts under Multi Sectoral Intervention |   Districts under Advocacy and Media Campaign |   Total no. of Districts |
|--------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1      | Andaman& Nicobar       |                                             1 |                                             2 |                        3 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh         |                                             8 |                                             5 |                       13 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh      |                                             6 |                                            10 |                       16 |
| 4      | Assam                  |                                             3 |                                            24 |                       27 |
| 5      | Bihar                  |                                            17 |                                            21 |                       38 |
| 6      | Chandigarh             |                                             1 |                                             0 |                        1 |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh           |                                             2 |                                            16 |                       18 |
| 8      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli   |                                             1 |                                             0 |                        1 |
| 9      | Daman & Diu            |                                             2 |                                             0 |                        2 |
| 10     | Goa                    |                                             1 |                                             1 |                        2 |
| 11     | Gujarat                |                                            22 |                                             4 |                       26 |
| 12     | Haryana                |                                            21 |                                             0 |                       21 |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh       |                                             8 |                                             4 |                       12 |
| 14     | Jharkhand              |                                            12 |                                            12 |                       24 |
| 15     | Karnataka              |                                             5 |                                            25 |                       30 |
| 16     | Kerala                 |                                             1 |                                            13 |                       14 |
| 17     | Lakshadweep            |                                             1 |                                             0 |                        1 |
| 18     | Madhya Pradesh         |                                            42 |                                             8 |                       50 |
| 19     | Maharashtra            |                                            31 |                                             4 |                       35 |
| 20     | Manipur                |                                             8 |                                             1 |                        9 |
| 21     | Meghalaya              |                                             2 |                                             5 |                        7 |
| 22     | Mizoram                |                                             2 |                                             6 |                        8 |
| 23     | Nagaland               |                                             7 |                                             4 |                       11 |
| 24     | NCT of Delhi           |                                             9 |                                             0 |                        9 |
| 25     | Odisha                 |                                            15 |                                            15 |                       30 |
| 26     | Puducherry             |                                             1 |                                             3 |                        4 |
| 27     | Punjab                 |                                            20 |                                             0 |                       20 |
| 28     | Rajasthan              |                                            33 |                                             0 |                       33 |
| 29     | Sikkim                 |                                             1 |                                             3 |                        4 |
| 30     | Tamil Nadu             |                                            11 |                                            21 |                       32 |
| 31     | Telengana              |                                             8 |                                             2 |                       10 |
| 32     | Tripura                |                                             1 |                                             3 |                        4 |
| 33     | Uttar Pradesh          |                                            68 |                                             3 |                       71 |
| 34     | Uttarakhand            |                                            13 |                                             0 |                       13 |
| 35     | *UT of Jammu & Kashmir |                                            20 |                                             0 |                       20 |
| 36     | *UT of Ladakh          |                                             1 |                                             1 |                        2 |
| 37     | West Bengal            |                                             0 |                                            19 |                       19 |
|        | Total                  |                                           405 |                                           235 |                      640 |