Recent Program ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ Scheme

‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ Scheme – To Ensure the Rights of the Girl Child

 With an initial corpus of Rs 100 crore, the scheme has been launched in a hundred districts across the country. In Haryana where the child sex ratio (CSR)  has been dismally low, 12 districts have been chosen: Rewari, Mahendergarh, Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Sonepat, Rohtak, Karnal, Kaithal, Panipat and Yamuna Nagar.

The scheme aims at making girls independent both socially as also financially through education. This approach of the Government can facilitate in generating awareness and improving the efficiency of delivery of welfare services meant for the women.

The Prime Minister also launched the ‘Sukanya Samriddhi Account’ for the benefit of the girl child. He  released a stamp on the theme of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao,’ The Government has initiated this innovative scheme to save the lots of the girl children.

It can be a boon not just for the girl children but also for the whole society. Moreover, ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ yojana comes at a time when the nation is confronted with problems associated with women’s safety like rape and other forms of assault. The Government also projected Rs 150 crore to be spent by the Ministry of Home Affairs on a scheme to extend the security of women in large cities.