Lok Sabha Question No. 3038 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy, Dr. Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3038

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2024

## BETI BACHAO - BETI PADHAO

## 3038.   SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY: DR. BHOLA SINGH:

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

- a) the current status of implementation of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme, including the key achievements and challenges, if any, faced so far along with the funds for the scheme during the last three years and the current year, year and State/UT-wise ;
2. (b) whether the Government has undertaken any measures to address gender disparities and promote the welfare of women and children, particularly in rural areas, if so, the details thereof and new initiatives/policies introduced to strengthen the scheme;
3. (c) other corrective steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure the continued success and impact of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme;
4. (d) whether the Scheme helps to improve girl child ratio in the country, if so, the details thereof; and
5. (e) whether the Government is planning to track performance of scheme through district score  card,  annual  performance  ranking  etc.,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the indicators on the basis of which performance is proposed to be judged?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to (e):  BBBP scheme was launched on 22nd January, 2015 as a tri-ministerial effort of the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to prevent Gender based sex selection, to ensure survival and protection of girl child and also to ensure education of the girl child.  The scheme is being run in all the States  in  the  country  except  West  Bengal  and  the  scheme  is  100%  funded  by  the  Central Government.

One of the key indicators of the Scheme is monitoring Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB). The latest  reports  of  Health  Management  Information  System  (HMIS) of Ministry of Health & Family welfare (MoHFW) reveal that SRB is showing improving trends and has increased from 918 in 2014-15 to 930 in 2023-24 (Provisional) at national level.

Further,  enrollment  of  girls  in  the  schools  at  secondary  level  has  increased  from 75.51  percent  in  (2014-15)  to  79.4  percent  in  (2021-22)  [as  per  UDISE-data,  Ministry  of Education].

The funds in the scheme are routed through States for multi-sectoral interventions at the district level. 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 have 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.

Also,  the  scheme  aims  to  create  positive  behavioral  and  social  change  of  mindset towards  girl  child.  In  this  regard,  an  operational  manual  has  been  developed  for  ease  of implementation of the scheme at the district level.

Details of  the  funds  released  for Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme during the last three years and current year, State/ UT-wise and year-wise are placed at Annexure .

Government  has  undertaken  various  measures  to  address  gender  disparities  and promote welfare of women and children including in rural areas.

Deendayal   Antyodaya  Yojna  -   National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission   (DAYNRLM)  is a Central Government Scheme,  under  which  approximately  90 lakhs  women self-help  groups  having  nearly  10  crore  members  are  changing  the  rural  landscape  for employment/self-employment.  Similarly, National Urban Livelihoods Mission  (NULM) is for urban areas.    Besides, there are schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana(PMMY), Stand-up India, Start-up India, Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atma  Nirbhar  Nidhi  ( PM SVANidhi  ),    Mahatma    Gandhi    National    Rural    Employment    Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS),   for    providing    employment  /  self  -  employment    and    credit      facilities. Large number of the beneficiaries under these schemes are women.  The Central Government also provides  skill and vocational training to the women under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas  Yojna (PMKVY).    Similarly,   Government   implements the   Pradhan   Mantri Gramin   Digital   Saksharta      Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) to provide digital literacy to rural populations. These  two  schemes have also helped women   and   girls in  gaining  necessary skills  required for jobs and entrepreneurship.   In the budget 2024-25, to promote women-led development,  the      government      has      allocated      more      than  3  lakh  crore  for  schemes benefitting women and girls.

Further, Ministry is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely  'Mission Vatsalya'  through States / Union Territories to deliver services for Children in need of Care and   Protection and Children in Conflict with Law.   It includes Institutional Care and  NonInstitutional  Care.    Institutional  Care  is  provided  through  the  Child  Care  Institutions,  as  a rehabilitative measure.   The programmes and activities in  homes,  inter-alia,   include   age appropriate  education,  access  to  vocational   training, recreation,   health-care, counselling

- etc.      Under the Non - Institutional  Care  component,  support is extended  for  Adoption, Foster  Care,  After  Care  and  Sponsorship.    The  State  Governments / UT Administrations are  entrusted  with  the  primary  responsibility  for  implementation  of  the Mission Vatsalya Scheme.

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Annexure  in  reply  to  part  (a)  to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  3038  for 09.08.2024 regarding Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao scheme.

## Funds released to States/ UTs

(Rupees in Lakhs)

| S. No.   | State                              | 2021-22   |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 66.92     |       520 |      0    |       0   |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 119.58    |       580 |      0    |       0   |
| 3        | Assam                              | 47.16     |       890 |      0    |     485   |
| 4        | Bihar                              | 37.99     |       660 |      0    |     322.5 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                       | 50.66     |       760 |      0    |       0   |
| 6        | Goa                                | 0.00      |         0 |      0    |       0   |
| 7        | Gujarat                            | 326.73    |       340 |    551.1  |       0   |
| 8        | Haryana                            | 162.80    |         0 |    493.5  |       0   |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 142.77    |       119 |    280.3  |       0   |
| 10       | J&K                                | 104.05    |         0 |    543.2  |       0   |
| 11       | Jharkhand                          | 0.00      |       290 |      0    |       0   |
| 12       | Karnataka                          | 107.67    |       750 |      0    |       0   |
| 13       | Kerala                             | 11.08     |       310 |      0    |       0   |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 839.19    |       570 |   1368.6  |       0   |
| 15       | Maharashtra                        | 122.68    |         0 |      0    |     265   |
| 16       | Manipur                            | 90.00     |         0 |      0    |     215   |
| 17       | Meghalaya                          | 24.89     |         0 |      0    |      87.5 |
| 18       | Mizoram                            | 60.00     |         0 |    280    |     140   |
| 19       | Nagaland                           | 192.62    |       499 |    185.7  |     132.5 |
| 20       | Odisha                             | 115.61    |       410 |      0    |       0   |
| 21       | Punjab                             | 356.20    |         0 |    667.3  |       0   |
| 22       | Rajasthan                          | 566.02    |       414 |    675    |       0   |
| 23       | Sikkim                             | 22.20     |         0 |     90    |       0   |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                         | 239.84    |       760 |    802.5  |       0   |
| 25       | Telangana                          | 81.81     |       820 |      0    |       0   |
| 26       | Tripura                            | 0.00      |       180 |    200    |       0   |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 1499.00   |         0 |   2093.2  |       0   |
| 28       | Uttrakhand                         | 290.50    |        63 |    395.7  |       0   |
| 29       | Andaman &Nicobar                   | 19.47     |         0 |     52.5  |       0   |
| 30       | Chandigargh                        | 9.63      |         0 |     15    |       0   |
| 31       | Dadar, Nagar Haveli &Daman and Diu | 3.18      |         0 |      0    |       0   |
| 32       | NCT DELHI                          | 0.00      |        80 |      0    |       0   |
| 33       | Lakshadweep                        | 0.00      |         0 |      0    |       0   |
| 34       | Puducherry                         | 0.00      |         0 |     54.99 |       0   |
| 35       | Ladakh                             |           |         0 |      0    |       0   |
|          | Total                              | 5713.7    |      9015 |   8748.6  |    1647.5 |