Lok Sabha Question No. 2800 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Funds under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Margani Bharat, Sanjeev Kumar Singari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2800

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2023

## FUNDS UNDER BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO

## †2800. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT: DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- a. the details of the targets set and achievements made so far under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
- b. the amount allocated for the revised edition of the scheme in Andhra Pradesh, districtwise; and
- c. the details of the steps proposed for the achievement of the expanded goals under the scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a) : Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme was launched on 22nd January 2015 with an aim to address declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and related issues of empowerment of girls and women over a life cycle continuum. The objectives of the scheme are to prevent gender biased sex selective elimination, to ensure survival and protection of the girl child and to ensure education and participation of the girl child.

Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) has been taken as a target to assess the achievement made under BBBP. As per the  Health  Management  Information  System  (HMIS),  data  of  Ministry  of Health and Family Welfare, SRB of Andhra Pradesh has improved from 921 (2014-15) to 950  (2021-22).  Till  2021-22,  8  districts  were  selected  for  Multi  sectroral  interventions. Districts-wise SRB since 2015-16 is at Annexure I.

(b) Keeping in mind the differential Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) status of districts as on 2020-21 (as per Health Management Information System (HMIS) data of Ministry of Health &Family Welfare {MoHFW}), three brackets for release of funds under BBBP component has been prescribed. The districts with SRB less than or equal to 918 are being provided assistance of Rs.40 Lakh per year, districts having SRB from 919 to 952 are being provided assistance of Rs. 30 lakh per year and districts having SRB more than 952 are being provided assistance of Rs. 20 lakh per year.

The amount allocated for the revised edition of the scheme in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise is at Annexure II.

(c) The scheme has been expanded to cover all the districts of the  country through Multi Sectoral  Intervention.  The  funds  are  being  routed  through  State  Single  Nodal  Agency account for multi-sectoral interventions at district level.

BBBP  scheme  was  launched  in  tri-ministerial  mode  with  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development  (nodal  Ministry),  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  and  Ministry  of Education as partner Ministries. Now, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Ministry of Minority Affairs have also been added as partners with a view to undertake special drive and awareness  programme for promoting higher education and skill development among girls.

An operational Manual has also been developed which inter alia includes an activity calendar which will felicitate all the districts for organising year round activities to cover all aspects of holistic development of the girl child and achieve the objectives of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2800 for 17.03.2023

Annexure I District wise SRB status of 8 selected Multi Sectoral Districts of Andhra Pradesh from 2015-16 to 2021-22

|   Sl. No. | District   |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | Anantapur  |       982 |       892 |       932 |       933 |       935 |       948 |       909 |
|         2 | Chittoor   |       958 |       946 |       953 |       920 |       933 |       945 |       945 |
|         3 | Cuddapah   |       900 |       974 |       947 |       946 |       927 |       927 |       946 |
|         4 | Guntur     |      1044 |       986 |      1081 |      1005 |       977 |       988 |       990 |
|         5 | Krishna    |       986 |       975 |       973 |       956 |       964 |       970 |       965 |
|         6 | Kurnool    |       842 |       904 |       913 |       884 |       911 |       922 |       937 |
|         7 | Nellore    |       886 |       892 |       963 |       944 |       943 |       943 |       960 |
|         8 | Prakasam   |       918 |       956 |       930 |       967 |       927 |       963 |       941 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2800 for 17.03.2023

Annexure II

The list of 26 districts of Andhra Pradesh along with their allocation is as under:

|   S No. | Name of district      |   Amount allocated based on SRB 2020-21 (Rs in lakhs ) |
|---------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Kurnool               |                                                     30 |
|       2 | Srikakulam            |                                                     30 |
|       3 | Spsr Nellore          |                                                     30 |
|       4 | Vizianagaram          |                                                     30 |
|       5 | Y.S.R.                |                                                     30 |
|       6 | Anantapur             |                                                     30 |
|       7 | Chittoor              |                                                     30 |
|       8 | Visakhapatanam        |                                                     30 |
|       9 | Alluri Sitharama Raju |                                                     30 |
|      10 | Anakapalli            |                                                     30 |
|      11 | Annamayya             |                                                     30 |
|      12 | Bapatla               |                                                     30 |
|      13 | Eluru                 |                                                     30 |
|      14 | Kakinada              |                                                     30 |
|      15 | Konaseema             |                                                     30 |
|      16 | Nandyal               |                                                     30 |
|      17 | NTR                   |                                                     30 |
|      18 | Palnadu               |                                                     30 |
|      19 | Parvathipuram Manyam  |                                                     30 |
|      20 | Sri Sathya Sai        |                                                     30 |
|      21 | Tirupati              |                                                     30 |
|      22 | Prakasam              |                                                     20 |
|      23 | Krishna               |                                                     20 |
|      24 | East Godavari         |                                                     20 |
|      25 | West Godavari         |                                                     20 |
|      26 | Guntur                |                                                     20 |

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