BETI BACHAO, BETI PADHAO
- In the backdrop of trend of declining sex-ratio in the age group 5 years, the Government has introduced a new scheme called Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, with the twin aim of not only improving the imbalance in sexratio but also ensure that girls are educated.
- The Programme is being implemented by Ministry of Women & Child Development.
- With initial corpus of Rs.100 cr, it will help in generating awareness and improve the efficiency of delivery of welfare services meant for women.
- With the government’s emphasis on gender main streaming, the school curriculum will have a separate chapter on gender main streaming.
- Important activities that would be undertaken under this programme are:
- Activate School Management Comiittees to ensure universal enrolment of girls.
- Balika Manch in Schools
- Construction of Girls’ toilets
- Make Dysfunctional Toilets functional
- Completion of Kasturba Gandhi Bal Vidyalayas
- Sustained campaign to re-enroll droupout girls in secondary schools
- Construction of girls hostels for secondary and senior-secondary level
