Lok Sabha Question No. 1388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao in Jharkhand
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1388 ANSWERED ON 09/02/2026

## Beti Bachao Beti Padhao in Jharkhand

## 1388. Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

(a) the number of girls enrolled in Government and Government-aided schools in Jharkhand under  the  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  (BBBP)  scheme  during  the  last  three  academic  years, district-wise;

(b) the number of girls who dropped out before completing elementary (Class 8) and secondary education (Class 12) in the same period with reasons recorded for such dropouts;

(c) the number of districts where the girl-child enrolment and retention rates remain below the State average, along with the number of schools affected; and

(d) the measurable targets and funds allocated to improve enrolment and retention in these lowperforming districts in the next academic year along with the monitoring framework employed by the Government?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (d):  Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme was launched on 22nd January 2015 to help address 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.

Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  (DoSEL),  Ministry  of  Education  is implementing the scheme of Samagra Shiksha, an integrated scheme for school education, for universalization of quality education throughout the country in coordination with the States and UTs. It is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from preschool to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education. Number of girls enrolled in Government and Government-aided Schools in

Jharkhand (district-wise) during the last three academic years and the dropout rate for girls from class 6-12 in the State of Jharkhand during the last three year is at Annexure.

Education is in the Concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools are under the administrative control of respective State Government and UT Administration. As informed by the State Government of Jharkhand, the State Average Retention Rate for Primary Classes stood at 80.78 percent, with twelve districts recording retention rates below the state average. Further, the State Average Retention Rate for Secondary Classes was noted as 55.27 percent, with fourteen districts recording retention rates below the state average.

Under Samagra Shiksha, various interventions have been targeted for reducing dropout of girls, which include opening of schools in the neighbourhood to make access easier for girls, free uniform and text-books to girls up to class VIII, additional teachers and residential quarters for teachers in remote/hilly areas, appointment of additional teachers including women teachers, stipend to CWSN girls from class I to class XII, separate toilets for girls, teachers' sensitization  programmes  to  promote  girls  participation,  gender-sensitive  teaching-learning materials including text books etc. In addition, to reduce gender gaps at all levels of school education, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs), which are residential schools from class VI to XII for girls belonging to disadvantaged groups such as SC, ST, OBC, Minority and Below Poverty Line (BPL), are sanctioned in Educationally Backward Blocks.

State  Government  of  Jharakhand  has  informed  that  to  reduce  dropout  rate  and  to enhance  the  retention  rate  in  the  low  performing  districts  for  2026-27,  budget  has  been enhanced for Door-to-Door population survey, School going campaigns, Special training for Out of School Children, back to school campaigns, Skill based education in Secondary and Sr. secondary level.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1388  FOR  09.02.2026  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF PARLIAMENT, SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM ON 'BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO IN JHARKHAND'

| District wise Girls Enrollment of Jharkhand (Govt. &Govt. Aided)   | District wise Girls Enrollment of Jharkhand (Govt. &Govt. Aided)   | District wise Girls Enrollment of Jharkhand (Govt. &Govt. Aided)   | District wise Girls Enrollment of Jharkhand (Govt. &Govt. Aided)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| District                                                           | 2022-23                                                            | 2023-24                                                            | 2024-25                                                            |
| Bokaro                                                             | 112760                                                             | 109984                                                             | 105284                                                             |
| Chatra                                                             | 110018                                                             | 104076                                                             | 108582                                                             |
| Deoghar                                                            | 146022                                                             | 145659                                                             | 148475                                                             |
| Dhanbad                                                            | 139310                                                             | 132943                                                             | 131716                                                             |
| Dumka                                                              | 121536                                                             | 121624                                                             | 123949                                                             |
| Garhwa                                                             | 133808                                                             | 129181                                                             | 135434                                                             |
| Giridih                                                            | 232967                                                             | 227316                                                             | 234810                                                             |
| Godda                                                              | 129073                                                             | 130232                                                             | 136902                                                             |
| Gumla                                                              | 91633                                                              | 86752                                                              | 87040                                                              |
| Hazaribag                                                          | 122273                                                             | 112880                                                             | 113610                                                             |
| Jamtara                                                            | 72814                                                              | 71578                                                              | 74947                                                              |
| Khunti                                                             | 44497                                                              | 43869                                                              | 43743                                                              |
| Kodarma                                                            | 63012                                                              | 60414                                                              | 59558                                                              |
| Latehar                                                            | 78106                                                              | 77024                                                              | 81020                                                              |
| Lohardaga                                                          | 47379                                                              | 47190                                                              | 46515                                                              |
| Pakaur                                                             | 96352                                                              | 98051                                                              | 100374                                                             |
| Palamu                                                             | 205889                                                             | 201238                                                             | 205882                                                             |
| Pashchimi Singhbhum                                                | 148483                                                             | 150451                                                             | 153436                                                             |
| Purbi Singhbhum                                                    | 116311                                                             | 117341                                                             | 117837                                                             |
| Ramgarh                                                            | 53383                                                              | 50779                                                              | 49530                                                              |
| Ranchi                                                             | 164252                                                             | 156685                                                             | 156425                                                             |
| Sahibganj                                                          | 122517                                                             | 124351                                                             | 130999                                                             |
| Saraikela-Kharsawan                                                | 78124                                                              | 75012                                                              | 73728                                                              |
| Simdega                                                            | 50044                                                              | 49868                                                              | 51341                                                              |
| All District                                                       | 2680563                                                            | 2624498                                                            | 2671137                                                            |

| Dropout Rate of Girls in Jharkhand   | Dropout Rate of Girls in Jharkhand   | Dropout Rate of Girls in Jharkhand   | Dropout Rate of Girls in Jharkhand   | Dropout Rate of Girls in Jharkhand   | Dropout Rate of Girls in Jharkhand   | Dropout Rate of Girls in Jharkhand   |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|                                      | Upper Primary (6-8)                  | Upper Primary (6-8)                  | Upper Primary (6-8)                  | Secondary (9-10)                     | Secondary (9-10)                     | Secondary (9-10)                     |
| Year                                 | 2022-23                              | 2023-24                              | 2024-25                              | 2022-23                              | 2023-24                              | 2024-25                              |
| India                                | 8.3                                  | 5.3                                  | 2.9                                  | 15.4                                 | 12.6                                 | 9.6                                  |
| Jharkhand                            | 14.5                                 | 8.6                                  | 0                                    | 25.5                                 | 15.1                                 | 2.4                                  |