The WCD Minister Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi will formally launch the Beti Bachao, Beti Padho scheme in additional 61 districts today. The Scheme will be launched by the Ministry at a high level conference at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi to be attended by Principal Secretaries, Departments of WCD/Social Welfare, Education and Health, Deputy Commissioners/Collectors and District Magistrates from the new 61 BBBP Districts.
The Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme is designed to address the issue of declining Child Sex Ratio and related issues of disempowerment of women through a life cycle continuum. Initially launched in select 100 districts (low on CSR), the key elements of the scheme include awareness and advocacy campaign, multi-sectoral action in select 100 districts (low on CSR) and effective enforcement of Pre-Conception & Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC&PNDT) Act. It is a tri-ministerial initiative of Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Human Resource Development. The stewardship of District Magistrates/Deputy Commissioners has enabled meaningful innovations at the field level.
Collectors of select BBBP districts from four corners of the country have been invited to share the innovative interventions undertaken in the past one year in an interactive session. A walk through exhibition gallery will showcase the journey of the scheme from few representative states and districts. A booklet will be released on this occasion, showcasing the journey of BBBP over the first year of its implementation. Representatives from the grassroots have also been invited to share their experiences in the movement for gender equality.