Lok Sabha Question No. 4149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Arun Sao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4149

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2019

## BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO

- +4149.  SHRI ARUN SAO:

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

- (a) the  salient  features  and  the  present  status  of  'Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao' programme;
- (b) whether  the  Government  have  any  plan  to  include  more  districts  in  this programme, if so, the details thereof, State-wise and district-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  have  received  any  proposal/request  to  bring  the Scheduled Castes dominated district of  Mungeli,  Chhattisgarh  under  the  said programme;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  decision  taken  by  the  Government thereon; and
- (e) the details of the financial assistance provided by the Government for the said programme during the current year, State/UT-wise including Chhattisgarh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (e)  The  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  Scheme  (BBBP)  launched  on  22nd January,  2015  addresses  the  declining  Child  Sex  Ratio  (CSR)  and  aims  to change mindsets to value the 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 multi- sectoral action, initially started in select 100 districts (low on CSR) and got expanded to 61 additional districts in the year 2015-16. Considering the encouraging results of implementation in 161 districts  the  Government of India has expanded the BBBP Scheme to all 640 districts  (as  per  census  2011)  of  the  Country  w.e.f.  8th  March,  2018.  The Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  has  received  the  request  for inclusion of  more districts including Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh under the Scheme.

As  of  now,  the  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  Scheme  (BBBP)  is  implemented across the country in 640 districts (as per census 2011) since 8th March, 2018 including 18  districts of Chhattisgarh. State/UT-wise  detail  of  financial assistance  provided  by  the  Government  under  the  BBBP  Scheme  during  the current year, State/UT-wise including Chhattisgarh is at Annexure -I.

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Statement refer to in reply to Part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4149 for    13.12.2019  regarding  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  raised  by  Shri  Arun  Sao,  M.P. State/UT-wise  detail  of  financial  assistance  provided  to  405  districts  under  the  Multi Sectoral  intervention  component  by  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development under the BBBP Scheme during the current year, including Chhattisgarh as under:

(Rupees in Lakh)

| S.N.   | State/UT                    | Funds released for the year 2019-20   |
|--------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | 20.64                                 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 98.23                                 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           | 105.77                                |
| 4      | ASSAM                       | 61.37                                 |
| 5      | BIHAR                       | 10.70                                 |
| 6      | CHHATTISGARH                | 15.17                                 |
| 7      | CHANDIGARH                  | 0.00                                  |
| 8      | DADAR & NAGAR HAVELI        | 0.00                                  |
| 9      | DAMAN AND DIU               | 25.59                                 |
| 10     | DELHI                       | 70.99                                 |
| 11     | GOA                         | 21.38                                 |
| 12     | GUJARAT                     | 126.84                                |
| 13     | HARYANA                     | 135.57                                |
| 14     | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 138.05                                |
| 15     | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           | 217.95                                |
| 16     | JHARKHAND                   | 40.18                                 |
| 17     | KARNATAKA                   | 63.61                                 |
| 18     | KERALA                      | 4.33                                  |
| 19     | LAKSHADWEEP                 | 3.65                                  |
| 20     | MADHYA PRADESH              | 339.49                                |
| 21     | MAHARASHTRA                 | 184.18                                |
| 22     | MANIPUR                     | 222.49                                |
| 23     | MEGHALAYA                   | 49.83                                 |
| 24     | MIZORAM                     | 25.00                                 |
| 25     | NAGALAND                    | 130.19                                |
| 26     | ODISHA                      | 8.66                                  |
| 27     | PUDUCHERRY                  | 25.00                                 |
| 28     | PUNJAB                      | 307.87                                |
| 29     | RAJASTHAN                   | 112.95                                |
| 30     | SIKKIM                      | 22.50                                 |
| 31     | TAMIL NADU                  | 134.10                                |
| 32     | TELANGANA                   | 126.47                                |
| 33     | TRIPURA                     | 0.00                                  |
| 34     | UTTAR PRADESH               | 299.76                                |
| 35     | UTTARAKHAND                 | 206.22                                |
|        | TOTAL                       | 3354.72*                              |