Lok Sabha Question No. 760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-07
Subject: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Arun Bharti

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 760

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2025

## BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO

## 760. SHRI ARUN BHARTI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  the  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao (BBBP) scheme across all districts in the country, if so, the details, funding and objectives thereof;
- (b) whether there has been a measurable improvement in the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) and Gross Enrollment Ratio of girls in secondary education since the launch  of  the  BBBP  scheme  and  if  so,  the  specific  statistics  reflecting  this progress;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  operational  guidelines  or  activity calendars to enhance community engagement in BBBP initiatives and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether financial allocations for BBBP are based on district-specific SRB data, if so, the total amount allocated to districts with varying SRB levels; and
- (e) whether these efforts are expected to significantly contribute to gender equality and empower the girl child in the country and if so, the details thereof along with anticipated outcomes of these initiatives?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a)  BBBP scheme launched on 22nd January, 2015 aims to prevent Gender based sex selection and to ensure survival and protection of girl child and also to  ensure education of the girl child.  The scheme is 100% funded by the Central Government and has been expanded to cover all the districts of the country. The government of West Bengal is not implementing the Scheme.

## The objectives of the Scheme are as follows:

- Improvement in the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) by 2 points every year.
- Improvement in the percentage of institutional deliveries to the rate of 95% or above.
- 1% increase in 1st Trimester Anti-Natal Care (ANC) Registration per year.
- 1% increase in enrolment at secondary education level and skilling of girls/women per year.
- To check dropout rate among girls at secondary and higher secondary levels.
- Raising awareness about safe Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM).

(b) The latest reports from Health Management Information System (HMIS) of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) reveal that Sex ratio at Birth (SRB) is showing improving trends and has increased from 918 to 930 at national level during 2014-15 to 2023-24 with a net positive change of 12 points.

Further, Gross Enrollment ratio of girls in the schools at secondary level has increased from 75.51 percentage in 2014-15 to 78 percentage in 2023-24 [as per Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE)-data, Ministry of Education].

As per reports taken from Health Management Information System (HMIS) of Ministry of  Health  &  Family  welfare  (MoHFW),  percentage  of  institutional  deliveries  has increased from 61% in 2014-15 to 97.3% in 2023-24.

Similarly,  as  per  the  HMIS  data,  Percentage  of  1st  trimester  Ante-natal  care registration have increased from 61% in 2014-15 to 80.5% in 2023-24.

(c) Ministry has developed an operational manual which inter-alia includes a thematic calendar for suggested convergence activities at district level with month wise specific themes  for  holistic  development  of  the  Girl  Child  and  to  ensure  year-round engagement of girls, their families and communities.

(d) Under the Mission Shakti guidelines the allocation of funds to the districts is based on their differential SRB status. Keeping in mind the differential SRB status of districts as on 2020-21 (as per HMIS data of MoH&FW), three brackets for release of funds under BBBP component have been prescribed. The districts with SRB less than or equal to 918 is being provided assistance of Rs.40 Lakh per year , districts having SRB from 919 to 952 is being provided assistance of Rs. 30 lakh per year and districts having SRB more than 952 is being provided assistance of Rs. 20 lakh per year . Further, any new district formed in the coming years will also be kept under Rs. 30 lakh bracket.

(e) Over the past years, BBBP has successfully captured the national consciousness, mobilizing  communities,  government  agencies,  civil  society,  and  media  to  work together in fostering a supportive and equitable environment for girls. Through focused interventions like awareness drives on PCPNDT act, opening of Sukanya Samriddhi

Accounts for the girl child and provision of maternity benefit under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) seek to promote positive behavioral change towards girl child. They have achieved significant progress in improving the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB), raising awareness about the importance of girl education, and ensuring better healthcare for girls and women.

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao has undertaken cohesive convergent efforts for protection and  empowerment  of  the  girl child and  has become  a  cornerstone  for all schemes/programmes  and  policies at all levels for the safety, security and empowerment of the girl child through life cycle continuum.

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