Lok Sabha Question No. 40 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-21
Subject: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 40 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.06.2019

## BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO

## 40.  SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

(a) the salient features and objectives of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme along with the names of all the districts identified under the scheme;

(b) whether the aspirational district (as identified by NITI Aayog) Siddharth Nagar has been identified under this  scheme,  if  so,  the  details  of  achievements/  progress  made  under  the  scheme  so  far  in Siddharth Nagar District;

(c) whether the Ministry proposes to give special attention to Siddharth Nagar District and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of targets set, achievements/progress made under the scheme so far, State/UT-wise;

(e) the total funds allocated/ earmarked, released and utilized under the scheme since its inception; and

(f) the further measures taken by the Government for covering more districts in the country under this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Beti  Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme (BBBP) launched by Hon'ble  Prime Minister on 22nd January,  2015  addresses  the  declining  Child  Sex  Ratio  (CSR)  and  related  issues  of  women empowerment and aims to change mindsets to value girl child. It is a tri-ministerial effort of Ministries of Women and Child Development, Health & Family Welfare and Human Resource Development. The key elements of the scheme include nation-wide awareness and advocacy campaign and multisectoral action, initially started in select 100 districts (low on CSR) and got expanded to 61 additional districts  in  2015-16.  Considering  the  encouraging  results  of  implementation  in  161  districts  the Government of India has expanded the BBBP Scheme in all 640 districts (as per census 2011) of the Country on 8th March, 2018. The 405 districts are covered through Multi  - sectoral intervention, Media & Advocacy and 235 districts are covered through alert Media & Advocacy outreach. Multisectoral  intervention  includes  effective  enforcement  of  Pre  Conception  &  Pre-Natal  Diagnostic Techniques (PC&PNDT) Act 1994, Pre-Natal/ Post Natal care of mother, improve enrolment of girls in schools, community engagement/ training/ awareness generation etc.

- (b)  Yes, Sir.  The Siddharth Nagar District has been selected under the Multi-Sectoral Activities component of the Scheme on 8 th March, 2018.  Since then the District accomplished and implemented many activities to sensitize the mind set of local population towards the importance of girl child viz. Media Workshop, capacity building training programme for every segment of the society, organized rally, kanya janmotsav, pasting awareness posters on buses and important places in the districts.  The latest reports as per Health Management Information System (HMIS) data of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) show that  the district fared well in the F.Y. 2018-19 by improving in the registration  of  pregnant  women  for  ante  natal  care  during  the  first  trimester  of  pregnancy  and institutional deliveries by 3% and 1 % respectively from the previous F.Y. 2017-18.  The Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) at 892 (number of female live birth against 1000 male birth) showed improvement of four points during 2018-19 in comparison to 888 in previous F.Y. 2017-18.
- (c) It has been included in the 405 districts where multi sectoral intervention is being taken apart from media advocacy & outreach activity.
- (d) The overall target and objective of the Scheme is to improve declining Child Sex Ratio in the country and create an enabling environment for the education of girl child and this requires long-term attitudinal change. The key indicator to achieve this target is to improve the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB). The latest reports on State/UT-wise SRB data of Health Management Information System (HMIS) of Ministry of Health & Family welfare (MoHFW) for the time period between F.Y. 2015-16 & 201819, reveal that SRB from 923 to 931 is showing improving trends at National level. While at State/UT level,  SRB  in  21  States/UTs  are  showing  improving  trends  whereas  3  States/UT  are  stable  in comparison of previous F.Y. 2017-18. The State/UT wise SRB data is at Annexure-I
- (e) The details of total funds allocated/earmarked, released and utilized under the scheme since its inception are as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

|   S. No | Financial Year   |   Funds Allocated |   Funds Released to States/ Districts |   Funds released for the Media activities |
|---------|------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2014-15          |                50 |                                 13.37 |                                     18.91 |
|       2 | 2015-16          |                75 |                                 39.08 |                                     24.54 |
|       3 | 2016-17          |                43 |                                  2.9  |                                     29.79 |
|       4 | 2017-18          |               200 |                                 33.2  |                                    135.71 |
|       5 | 2018-19          |               280 |                                 80.69 |                                    160.13 |
|       6 | 2019-20*         |               280 |                                  8.55 |                                      3.59 |

* Up to  18th June, 2019

- (f) Since, 2017-18, all 640 districts (as per census 2011) of the country have been covered under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme (BBBP).  Out of 640 districts, 405 districts are covered through Multisectoral  intervention,  Media  &  Advocacy  and  235  districts  are  covered  through  alert  Media  & Advocacy outreach.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 40 for 21.06.2019 by Shri Jagdambika Pal regarding Beti Bachao Bet Padhao.  State/UT wise list of Sex Ratio at Birth  during the period from 2015-16 to 2018-19.

| S.N.   | State/UT            |   2015-16 | 2016-17   |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|--------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        | All India           |       923 | 926       |       929 |       931 |
| 1      | A &NIslands         |       890 | 1,003     |       897 |       948 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh      |       951 | 946       |       958 |       953 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh   |       951 | 936       |       956 |       914 |
| 4      | Assam               |       922 | 936       |       938 |       936 |
| 5      | Bihar               |       928 | 918       |       910 |       915 |
| 6      | Chandigarh          |       906 | 921       |       897 |       910 |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh        |       931 | 946       |       961 |       959 |
| 8      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |       951 | 934       |       919 |       938 |
| 9      | Daman &Diu          |       906 | 972       |       894 |       889 |
| 10     | Delhi               |       904 | 908       |       917 |       920 |
| 11     | Goa                 |       918 | 937       |       942 |       954 |
| 12     | Gujarat             |       907 | 910       |       910 |       918 |
| 13     | Haryana             |       887 | 902       |       914 |       914 |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh    |       908 | 916       |       931 |       927 |
| 15     | Jammu &Kashmir      |       942 | 947       |       958 |       943 |
| 16     | Jharkhand           |       924 | 918       |       921 |       921 |
| 17     | Karnataka           |       943 | 948       |       940 |       945 |
| 18     | Kerala              |       953 | 958       |       964 |       959 |
| 19     | Lakshadweep         |       832 | 955       |       885 |       891 |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh      |       929 | 937       |       929 |       938 |
| 21     | Maharashtra         |       924 | 922       |       940 |       930 |
| 22     | Manipur             |       936 | 952       |       914 |       924 |
| 23     | Meghalaya           |       952 | 949       |       936 |       951 |
| 24     | Mizoram             |       955 | 980       |       958 |       958 |
| 25     | Nagaland            |       904 | 923       |       921 |       936 |
| 26     | Odisha              |       943 | 940       |       936 |       941 |
| 27     | Puducherry          |       948 | 931       |       939 |       943 |
| 28     | Punjab              |       891 | 902       |       907 |       900 |
| 29     | Rajasthan           |       929 | 938       |       945 |       947 |
| 30     | Sikkim              |       998 | 954       |       928 |       948 |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu          |       935 | 938       |       947 |       936 |
| 32     | Telangana           |       947 | 941       |       925 |       943 |
| 33     | Tripura             |       930 | 954       |       946 |       941 |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh       |       902 | 906       |       911 |       918 |
| 35     | Uttarakhand         |       906 | 914       |       922 |       938 |
| 36     | West Bengal         |       937 | 936       |       942 |       944 |

Note: Data for the period of April- March, 2015-16 to 2018-19, as per HMIS of MOH&FW (Figures are statistically round off)