Lok Sabha Question No. 4592 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4592

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO

## +4592.SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP: SHRI P. RAVEENDRANATH KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Beti Bachao  Beti Padhao  Scheme  has  been  successful in establishing the improvement in Child Sex Ratio as a National Agenda and if so, the details thereof along with the manner in which the said scheme has benefited the girl child;
- (b) whether the Government has also identified specific districts in all States under this scheme and if so, the details thereof and the districts selected in Tamil Nadu along  with  financial  allocation  made  by  the  Government,  State-wise  including Tamil Nadu; and
- (c) the number of beneficiaries enrolled under the scheme, district/constituency-wise including Bareilly and Aonla in Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme aims to improve declining Child Sex Ratio in the country and create an enabling environment for the education of girl child which requires  long-term  attitudinal  change.    The  Scheme  acknowledges  Sex  Ratio  at  Birth (SRB) trends as a monitorable target. As per Health Management Information System (HMIS) reports of  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family Welfare (MoHFW),  SRB has improved from 918 in 2014-15 to 931 in 2018-19.

(b)The BetiBachaoBetiPadhao Scheme, a central sector scheme,  is being implemented in  all  640  districts  (as  per  census  2011)  of the  countryw.e.f.  08th  March, 2018. Out of 640  districts,  405  gender  critical  districts  worst  in  CSR  including  11  districts  of  Tamil Nadu are  covered  through  Multi-sectoral  intervention  and  Media  &  Advocacy  and  the remaining 235 districts including 21 districts of Tamil Nadu are covered through Media & Advocacy  outreach  only.    The  details  of  number  of  districts  covered  through  Multisectoral intervention and Media & Advocacyin all States/UTs including Tamil Nadu are at Annexure-1 List of the Districts covered under BBBP in Tamil Nadu is at Annexure-II. The financial allocations made to the States/UTs including Tamil Nadu are at Annexure III.

(c) BBBP is an awareness campaign to sensitize public and to induce change in mindset of   people towards valuing the girl child and her education.  To sensitize the masses, Nation-wide  media  campaign  (360  degree  approach  ) is   implemented   across  the country  to  address  and  engage  with  everyone  at  community  and  society  level.  68 Districts  in  Uttar  Pradesh  are  covered  under  Multi-Sectoral  Intervention  and  Media  & Advocacy and 3 Districts are covered under Media & Advocacy only. List of the Districts covered under BBBP in Uttar Pradesh is at Annexure-IV. Various activities undertaken in district/ constituency of Bareilly and Aonla in Uttar Pradesh  include organizing culturalprogrammes,  celebration  of  birth  of  girl  child,  rallies,  prabhatpheri,  signature campaign and celebration of Girl child day  etc.

Statement refers to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 4592 due for answer on 20.03.2020  regarding  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  raised  by  Shri  Dharmendra  Kashyapand    Shri  P. Raveendranath Kumar, Hon,ble  M.Ps. (LS).

State/UT-wise list  of  number  of  districts  identified  for  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 |

Statement refers to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 4592 due for answer on 20.03.2020  regarding  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  raised  by  Shri  Dharmendra  Kashyapand    Shri  P. Raveendranath Kumar, Hon,ble  M.Ps. (LS).

## List of Districts covered under BBBP in Tamil Nadu

| Districts Selected under Multi-Sectoral Interventions along with Media and Advocacy (11)                                         | Districts Selected under Media and Advocacy (21)                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Dharmapuri, Namakkal, Salem, Perambalur , Viluppuram, Tiruvannamalai, Thiruvallur, Tiruchirappalli, Chennai | Krishnagiri, Madurai, Dindigul, Theni , Karur , Vellore, Tiruppur, Erode, Virudhunagar, Coimbatore, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam , Kancheepuram, Sivaganga, Pudukkottai, Tirunelveli , Ramanathapuram, Thoothukkudi, Kanniyakumari, The Nilgiris |

Statement refers to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 4592 due for answer  on  20.03.2020  regarding  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  raised  by  Shri  Dharmendra Kashyapand  Shri P. Raveendranath Kumar, Hon,ble  M.Ps. (LS).

State/UT-wise status of financial allocation made under the BBBP Scheme during the years from 2017-18 to 2019-20:

| S.N.   | State/UT            | Total Fund Available (Rs in lakh)   | Total Fund Available (Rs in lakh)   | Total Fund Available (Rs in lakh)   |
|--------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S.N.   | State/UT            | 2017-18                             | 2018-19                             | 2019-20                             |
| 1      | Andaman &Nicobar    | 32.49                               | 25.00                               | 25.00                               |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh      | 32.51                               | 196.50                              | 200.00                              |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh   | 32.51                               | 170.87                              | 197.30                              |
| 4      | Assam               | 32.51                               | 25.00                               | 86.65                               |
| 5      | Bihar               | 32.51                               | 418.00                              | 421.50                              |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh        | 47.00                               | 49.50                               | 50.00                               |
| 7      | Chandigarh          | 19.53                               | 20.18                               | 23.50                               |
| 8      | Dadar& Nagar Haveli | 32.51                               | 16.40                               | 16.40                               |
| 9      | Daman and Diu       | 26.50                               | 39.06                               | 50.00                               |
| 10     | Delhi               | 221.73                              | 261.95                              | 232.21                              |
| 11     | Goa                 | 24.11                               | 3.62                                | 25.00                               |
| 12     | Gujarat             | 280.24                              | 588.48                              | 699.88                              |
| 13     | Haryana             | 570.66                              | 534.36                              | 520.17                              |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh    | 97.52                               | 252.59                              | 215.32                              |
| 15     | Jammu &Kashmir      | 298.62                              | 422.90                              | 472.97                              |
| 16     | Ladhak              | 0.00                                | 25.00                               | 45.73                               |
| 17     | Jharkhand           | 32.51                               | 313.37                              | 298.95                              |
| 18     | Karnataka           | 13.75                               | 140.78                              | 125.00                              |
| 19     | Kerala              | 27.56                               | 23.50                               | 25.00                               |
| 20     | Lakshadweep         | 150.46                              | 24.00                               | 25.00                               |
| 21     | Madhya Pradesh      | 424.46                              | 1021.93                             | 1114.90                             |
| 22     | Maharashtra         | 44.95                               | 799.74                              | 802.33                              |
| 23     | Manipur             | 32.51                               | 269.45                              | 398.55                              |
| 24     | Meghalaya           | 32.51                               | 24.70                               | 50.00                               |
| 25     | Mizoram             | 32.51                               | 100.00                              | 75.00                               |
| 26     | Nagaland            | 32.51                               | 295.52                              | 279.06                              |
| 27     | Odisha              | 30.01                               | 119.63                              | 150.00                              |
| 28     | Puducherry          | 600.61                              | 25.00                               | 25.00                               |
| 29     | Punjab              | 421.55                              | 554.71                              | 634.48                              |
| 30     | Rajasthan           | 48.76                               | 857.64                              | 842.89                              |
| 31     | Sikkim              | 30.88                               | 50.00                               | 50.00                               |
| 32     | Tamil Nadu          | 31.51                               | 446.78                              | 324.31                              |
| 33     | Telangana           | 0.00                                | 217.20                              | 309.42                              |
| 34     | Tripura             | 661.35                              | 25.00                               | 25.00                               |
| 35     | Uttar Pradesh       | 167.94                              | 1798.05                             | 1730.66                             |
| 36     | Uttarakhand         | 4597.21                             | 323.45                              | 445.20                              |
|        | Total               | 9194.42                             | 10479.84                            | 11012.37                            |

## Annexure-IV

Statement refers to in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 4592 due for answer on 20.03.2020  regarding  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  raised  by  Shri  Dharmendra  Kashyapand    Shri  P. Raveendranath Kumar, Hon,ble  M.Ps. (LS).

## List of Districts covered under BBBP in Uttar Pradesh

| Districts Selected under Multi-Sectoral Interventions along with Media and Advocacy (68)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Districts Selected under Media and Advocacy (3)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Baghpat, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Bulandshahr , Agra, Muzaffarnagar, Mahamaya Nagar, Jhansi, Mathura, Etawah, Aligarh, Etah, Firozabad, Jalaun, Bijnor, Mainpuri, Hamirpur, Saharanpur, Farrukhabad, Mahoba, Kanpur Nagar, Varanasi, Allahabad , Kanshiram Nagar, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kannauj, Budaun, Hardoi, Ballia, Mirzapur, Banda, SantRavidas Nagar (Bhadohi), Shahjahanpur, JyotibaPhule Nagar, Bareilly, Chitrakoot, Fatehpur, Ghazipur, Gorakhpur, Chandauli, Pilibhit, Lucknow, Moradabad, Lalitpur, Pratapgarh, Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Unnao, Kheri, Sultanpur, Kaushambi, Sonbhadra, Deoria, Gonda, Mau, Rae Bareli, Shrawasti, Kushinagar, Basti, Sitapur, Mahrajganj, Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Bara Banki, Bahraich, Siddharthnagar | Rampur, SantKabir Nagar, Balrampur                |