Beti Bachao Beti Padhao is a government scheme launched by the PM Narendra Modi on 22nd of January on Thursday, at Panipat, Haryana. This scheme has been launched by keeping in mind the drastic condition of girl child in the Indian society. According to the statistics, the ratio of girl child per male child (of age group 0–6 years) was 945/1000 in 1991 whereas it remains only 927/1000 in 2001 and again reduced to 918/1000 in 2011. If we see the census report we see that the ratio of girl child is decreasing continuously per each decade. It is a danger sign related to the possibility of life on the earth. If nothing is applied positively on urgent basis to reduce such type of issues against girls, surely there would be a day without women and new births.


Keeping in mind this bad figure of girl child in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the scheme Beti Bachao Beti Padhao. It is a very effective scheme aims to improve the number of girl child, save girl child, eradicate female foeticide, give them proper security and education, personal and professional development, etc all over the country. This scheme has been implemented in 100 selected districts of the country (by the joint initiative of ministry of Human Resource Development and Health and ministry of Women and Child Development) through a national campaign in order to cover all the states and UTs. There are some positive aspect that this scheme would be proved as a great start to remove social issues against girl child. We hope that there would be a day when no girl child would be killed, uneducated, insecure, raped, etc because of socio-economic reasons. Hence, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme is aimed to make girls independent both socially and financially by reducing the sex discrimination all over the country.

According to the census of 1991, the number of girl child (age group 0–6 years) in India was 945 per 1,000 boys. It was reduced to 927 girls/1,000 boys in 2001 and 918 girls/1,000 boys in 2011. Regarding this, India was ranked at 41st number country among 195 countries by the UNICEF in 2012. Such a huge level of decline in the number of girls was the indication of lack of women empowerment in the country. This huge reduction in girl child number was because of the pre-birth discrimination, gender biased sex selection, post birth gender inequality, crimes against women, etc social issues.

On the launch of this scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked to the public to eradicate female foeticide and follow the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme for the betterment of the girl child. This programme was launched by the PM on 22nd of January in 2015. It was first started from the Panipat, Haryana. The trend of ever declining child sex ratio in the country has given rise to the necessity of this programme. The objectives of this scheme are:

To ensure the survival, protection and higher education of the girl child.

To ensure empowerment of women through higher education and equal participation in all the working fields.

To prevent gender biased sex selective elimination of girl child.

To enhance the status of girl child all over India especially in the top 100 selected districts (low in CSR).

To bring Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Women and Child Development, and Ministry of Human Resource Development together to work conjointly for the welfare of girl child.


( Save girl save india )


save girls save the girl child is a


campaign in India to end the gender


selective abortion of female fetuses


which has skewed the population towards


a significant under-representation of


girls in some Indian states the bt


bhachau campaign is supported by human


rights groups non-governmental


organizations and state and local


government in india female foeticide sex


selective abortion or female foeticide


has led to a sharp drop in the ratio of


girls born in contrast to boy infants in


some states in india ultrasound


technology has made it possible for


pregnant women and their families to


learn the gender of a fetus early in a


pregnancy discrimination against girl


infants for several reasons has combined


with the technology to result in a rise


in abortions of fetuses identified as


female during ultrasound testing the


trend was first noticed when results of


the 1991 national census were released


and it was confirmed to be a worsening


problem when results of the 2001


national census were released the


reduction in the female population of


certain Indian states continues to


worsen as results of the 2011 national


census have shown it has been observed


that the trend is most pronounced in


relatively prosperous regions of India


the dowry system in India is often


blamed the expectation that a large


dowry must be provided for daughters in


order for them to marry is frequently


cited as a major cause for the problem


pressure for parents to provide large


Diaries for their daughters as most


intense in prosperous states where high


standards of living and modern


consumerism are more prevalent in Indian


society rates of female foeticide in


Madhya Pradesh are increasing the rate


of live births was 932 girls per 1,000


boys in 2001 which dropped 2 912 by 2011


it is expected that if this trend


continues by 2021 the number of girls


will drop below 900 per 1,000 boys beti


bachao awareness campaign beti bachao


activities include large rallies poster


campaigns wall paintings bill


and television commercials and short


animations and video films celebrities


such as video director jagmeet Bal and


bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra have


become involved in save the girl child


initiatives national support the bt


bhachau campaign is supported by


numerous medical organizations in india


including the indian medical association


government support at the state level


has provided funding for bt bhachau


publicity activities in particular the


expenditures related to the campaign


have been a source of political


controversy in Madhya Pradesh which


launched its official beti bachao


abhiyan campaign in 2012 effectiveness


the campaign has reported some success


in parts of India in 2009 it was


reported that in Gujarat rates of female


births increased from 802 to 882 for


every 1,000 male births BTW bhachau


activities were credited with this


improvement see also because I am a girl


dowry system in India female foeticide


in India girl sex selective abortion


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