Extension of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme

Context

According to the recent guidelines issued by the Women and Child Development Ministry, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao will now be extended across the country. 

About Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

• It is a flagship scheme of the Government of India, launched by the Prime Minister in 2015 in Haryana to arrest the declining Child Sex Ratio and related issues of empowerment of Women over a lifecycle continuum. 
• It’s a convergent initiative of Ministries of Women and Child Development, Health and Family Welfare and Human Resource Development.
• It is implemented by states with 100% central assistance. 
• Under, BBBP scheme there is no provision of direct benefit transfer.
• The programme is operational in 405 districts at present.
  
  

Objectives

• The Overall Goal of the BBBP Scheme is to celebrate the Girl Child & Enable her Education.
• Other objectives are as under:-
  • Prevent gender-biased sex selective elimination
  • Ensure survival & protection of the girl child
  • Ensure education of the girl child

Mission Shakti

The women and child development ministry made the announcement as part of the guidelines it issued for Mission Shakti—the segment dedicated to schemes for women—after the ministry was trifurcated earlier this year.

• Mission Shakti is an umbrella scheme which encompasses the ministry’s key women schemes. This includes the
  • women helpline
  • Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
  • One Stop Centres
  • Beti Bachao Beti Padhao