Lok Sabha Question No. 1283 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Gender Discrimination in Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, SULTAN  AHMED, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, K. MARAGATHAM, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1283

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015

## Gender Discrimination in Institutions

## 1283.   SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

SHRI SULTAN AHMED:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM.:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has formulated/issued guidelines on "Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao" drive in the country;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof and the funds allocated thereto;
- (c)   the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  campaigning  on  gender  equality  and  prevent gender based discrimination in education institutions across the country;
- (d)   whether the universities have been asked to open gender club on their campus; and
- (e)   if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b):   "Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao" scheme is a joint initiative of Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Human Resource Development.  Guidelines  formulated  by  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development  for implementation  of  "Beti  Bachao-Beti  Padhao"  scheme  have  been  issued  to  facilitate  effective implementation of scheme on ground. These guidelines cover the key elements of the scheme including  enforcement  of  Pre-Conception  &  Pre  Natal  Diagnostic  Techniques  (PC  &  PNDT) Act, awareness and advocacy campaign and multi-sectoral action in select 100 districts which are low on Child Sex Ration (CSR).

The  total  project  cost  for  Beti  Bachao,  Beti  Padhao  for  the  12 th Five  year  Plan  is  Rs. 199.99 crore with 100% Central Assistance.

(c):      Gender  sensitization  is  a  continuous  process  and  the  Ministry  of  Human  Resource Development has  been  addressing  it  on  priority.  The  National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF) 2005 prioritizes gender as an important guiding principle in all curricular areas and stipulates that gender be an integral part of all disciplines offered to children at school stage. Gender concerns have been integrated in the curriculum and in the textbooks drawn up by the National Council of Education  Research  &  Training  (NCERT)  and  widely  used  by  the  schools  affiliated  to  the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and also in several State Governments.

To encourage the participation of girls at elementary level, the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) provides for the opening of schools in the neighborhood to make access easier for girls, the appointment of additional teachers including women teachers, free textbooks, free uniforms, separate  toilets  for  girls,  teachers'  sensitization  programmes  to  promote  girls  participation, gender-sensitive  teaching  learning  materials  including  textbooks  and  the  scheme  of    Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas as residential upper primary schools for girls belonging to SC/ST/Minority Communities, BPL families and girls in difficult circumstances.

Under the Rashtriya Madyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) interventions to promote girls participation  in  secondary  schools  include  opening  of  new  schools,  strengthening  of  existing schools, appointment of teachers, construction of residential quarters for teachers in remote/hilly areas, hostel facilities for girls, teacher sensitization programmes, separate toilet blocks for girls, stipend for girls with disability and vocationalization of secondary education which provides for choice of courses by the girls in such a manner that gender stereotyping is avoided. In addition, the National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education (NSIGSE), exemption from paying  tuition  fee  in  Kendriya  Vidyalayas,  and  33%  reservation  for  girls  in  Navodaya Vidyalayas, are also being implemented.

(d) & (e):   Guidelines for Gender Champions in Educational Institutions dated 3 rd June, 2015 issued  by  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development,  which  inter  alia  include  promotion  of Gender  Champion  Clubs  in  educational  institutions,  have  been  forwarded  to  the  University Grants Commission for circulation to all universities and colleges.

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