Lok Sabha Question No. 861 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: Schemes for the Betterment of Girl Child
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 861

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2021

## SCHEMES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF GIRL CHILD

## 861.   SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) the centrally sponsored schemes being implemented for the betterment of girls in the country along with the salient features thereof;
- (b) whether  Cycle  and  Poshaak  scheme  in  Bihar,  Kanyashree  scheme  in  West Bengal,  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  scheme  in  Haryana,  Rajshree  scheme  in Rajasthan  and  Ladli  Laxmi  Yojana  in  Madhya  Pradesh  have  shown  good response in the respective States and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Union Government is contemplating to implement the said schemes uniformly across the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)     The  details  of  some  of  the  major  schemes  being  implemented  by  the government for betterment of girls in the country are as under:

(i)    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 objective 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.  The key  elements  of  the  scheme  include  nation-wide  media  and  advocacy campaign and multi-sectoral intervention in selected districts.

(ii)  Scheme  for  Adolescent  Girls  implemented  by  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development is  a Centrally-sponsored scheme which was introduced in the year 201011 on a pilot basis in 205 districts across the country. Realizing the multi-dimensional needs  of  out  of  school  adolescent  girls  (11-14  years)  owing  to  the  onset  of  second growth spurt during this period, the Scheme for Adolescent Girls has been  extended to the  all  the  districts  of  the  country  w.e.f  01.04.2018.  The  Scheme  aims  at  providing nutritional support to out of school girls in the age group of 11-14 years for improving their health and nutritional status under the nutrition component and motivating them to go back to formal schooling, life skill training, assessing public services etc. under nonnutrition  component  of  the  scheme. While  the  nutrition  component  aims  at  improving the  health  &  nutrition  status  of  the  adolescent  girls,  the  non-nutrition  component addresses their developmental needs.

(iii) Ujjawala Scheme is implemented by Ministry of Women and Child Development for combating trafficking, with five specific components -Prevention, Rescue, Rehabilitation,  Re-Integration  and  Repatriation  (cross-border)  of  victims  of  trafficking. The  scheme  has  been  conceived  primarily  for  the  purpose  of  preventing  trafficking on   one  hand  and  rescue  and  rehabilitation  of  victims  on  the  other.  The  scheme provides  for  rehabilitation  of  victims  by  providing  food,  shelter,  counseling,  medical care, legal aid and vocational training as well as their reintegration into society.

(iv)  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy,  Ministry  of  Education  (MoE)  is implementing Samagra Shiksha - an  Integrated Scheme for School Education (ISSE) under  which   various  interventions  have  been  targeted  for  Girls'  Education.  Bridging gender and social category gaps at all levels of school education is one of the major objectives of the Samagra Shiksha. In order to ensure greater participation of girls in education,  various  interventions  under  Samagra  Shiksha have been targeted.   These interventions inter alia  include (a) provision of free text-books to girls up to Class VIII (b) Uniforms to all girls, SC,  ST  children  and Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)  children up to class VIII (c) Provision for Self-Defence training for the girls from classes VI to XII, (d) Stipend to Children With Special Needs (CWSN) girls from class I to Class XII.

State  Specific  schemes  are  administered,  implemented  and  reviwed  by  respective State Government.

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