Lok Sabha Question No. 3361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: BBBP Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEPELOVEMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3361 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2022

## BBBP SCHEME

## 3361. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

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

- (a) the total number of districts where the Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao (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 Maharashtra and Gujarat; 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): Ministry of Women and Child Development implements Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme  which  aims  to  address  declining  Child  Sex  Ratio  (CSR)  and  related  issues  of empowerment  of  girls  and  women  over  a  life  cycle  continuum.  The  key  elements  of  the scheme included nation-wide media and advocacy campaign and multi-sectoral interventions in  selected  405  districts.  State-Wise  number  of  selected  Multi  Sectoral  districts  (405)  is  at Annexure I .
- (b)  &  (c):    Now,  for  the  15th  Finance  Commission  period,  the  BBBP  scheme  has  been approved  as  a  component  under  Sambal  sub-scheme  of  Mission  Shakti.   Under  BBBP component,  all  the  districts  of  the  country  are  covered  through  multi-sectoral  intervention including those from State of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
- (d):    No, Sir. Central Government has not partnered with any NGO for implementation of this scheme.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3361 for 05.08.2022 raised by Shri Hemant Tukaram Godse regarding BBBP Scheme:

## State wise details of districts covered under BBBP

|   S.No. | State/UT Name                              |   No. of districts covered till F.Y. 2021-22 |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|       1 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                |                                            1 |
|       2 | ANDHRAPRADESH                              |                                            8 |
|       3 | ARUNACHALPRADESH                           |                                            6 |
|       4 | ASSAM                                      |                                            3 |
|       5 | BIHAR                                      |                                           17 |
|       6 | CHANDIGARH                                 |                                            1 |
|       7 | CHHATTISGARH                               |                                            2 |
|       8 | DELHI                                      |                                            9 |
|       9 | GOA                                        |                                            1 |
|      10 | GUJARAT                                    |                                           22 |
|      11 | HARYANA                                    |                                           21 |
|      12 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                           |                                            8 |
|      13 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                          |                                           20 |
|      14 | JHARKHAND                                  |                                           12 |
|      15 | KARNATAKA                                  |                                            5 |
|      16 | KERALA                                     |                                            1 |
|      17 | LADAKH                                     |                                            1 |
|      18 | LAKSHADWEEP                                |                                            1 |
|      19 | MADHYAPRADESH                              |                                           42 |
|      20 | MAHARASHTRA                                |                                           31 |
|      21 | MANIPUR                                    |                                            8 |
|      22 | MEGHALAYA                                  |                                            2 |
|      23 | MIZORAM                                    |                                            2 |
|      24 | NAGALAND                                   |                                            7 |
|      25 | ODISHA                                     |                                           15 |
|      26 | PUDUCHERRY                                 |                                            1 |
|      27 | PUNJAB                                     |                                           20 |
|      28 | RAJASTHAN                                  |                                           33 |
|      29 | SIKKIM                                     |                                            1 |
|      30 | TAMIL NADU                                 |                                           11 |
|      31 | TELANGANA                                  |                                            8 |
|      32 | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMANANDDIU |                                            3 |
|      33 | TRIPURA                                    |                                            1 |
|      34 | UTTAR PRADESH                              |                                           68 |
|      35 | UTTARAKHAND                                |                                           13 |
|      36 | WEST BENGAL                                |                                            0 |