Modi schemes for Girl Child
Who
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Women and Child Development Ministry, under Maneka Gandhi
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What
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Two schemes, to improve child sex-ratio (present 918/1000)
(i) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP)
(ii) Sukanya Samriddhi account (girl child prosperity scheme) – it is a sub-component of BBBP
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Launched on
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Jan 22, 2015
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Launched at
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Panipat, Haryana
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Brand Ambassador
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Ms. Madhuri Dixit
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Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
There are three objectives in this scheme. They are:
Ø Prevent female infanticide
Ø Ensure every girl child is protected
Ø Ensure every girl child is educated
Target
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How much?
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Initial Focus
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100 districts with low sex ratio
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Atleast 1 district in each state
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Harayna’s 12 districts covered as it is the most bogus state in sex ratio
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In 100 critical districts, improve sex ratio by 10 points in a year
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10 more girls per 1000 babies born
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Reduce gender difference under-5 child mortality
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4 points by 2017
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Increase girls in secondary schools
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79% by 2017
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Separate toilets for girls (by 2015)
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Over 95000 toilets at primary schools
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Over 6500 toilets at secondary schools
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New Kasturba Gandhi Bal Vidhayalay
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Approximately at 50 by 2015
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Celebrate Girl Child Day
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Jan 24
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Implementation
Administrative
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District collector will head a district taskforce, will network with schools-colleges, NGOs, companies aiming to spend CSR-funds, media, youth and so on.
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Same way SDM will head block-task-force.
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One nodal officer in each department for monitoring the district plans.
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Child marriages
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In North India, Child marriages held on Akshaya Tritiya- so additional surveillance during that period.
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Panchayat will be held accountable if child marriages occur.
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Create parliamentary forum of MPs representing 100 districts.
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Birth and female feticide
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Collector and District judge will submit collaborate on PNDT cases, submit monthly reports to union government. Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques
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Regular inspection of clinics in district.
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Online portal for filling anonymous complaints. Reward system for informants- about doctors involved in sex-determination, illegal abortion, ultrasound machines etc.
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Asha workers will give mother-child protection card.
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If pregnant mother registered under Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog yojana in 1st trimester, she’ll be given Rs.3500/-
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Reduce no. of underweight girls under 5 age
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Panchayat to display gudda-guddi board – number of new born boys and girls -every month.
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Protection
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Strictly implement POCSO Act to save girl-child from sexual abuse. POCSO= Protection of children from sexual offenses Act 2012.
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Shelters: Sabla, Swadhar-grih, working women’s hostel and so on.
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Make community watch group of women- to ensure protective environment for girl child.
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Education
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School Management Committees to ensure all girl child enroll.
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Identify problems faced by girl-child in coming to school e.g. taking care of siblings, collection of water-firewood, transport-safety, separate toilets, lack of uniform and textbooks and so on. Then help accordingly.
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Introduce syllabus with gender equality.
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Behavioral change
With help of religious leaders and community leaders, introduce social customs with Gender equality e.g.
Ø Celebrate birth of girl-child similar to boy
Ø Siblings should tie Rakhi to each other during Raksha-Bandhan
Ø Promote concept of Ardhangini (equal life partner), and Encourage equal property rights.
Ø Discourage the first preference to son. Allow daughters to perform last rites of parents.
Ø Promote simple weddings, mass-wedding to reduce cost on girls’ parents.
Ø Prevent child marriage, dowry practice.
Ø Government officials should keep email signature “Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao”.
Ø Poster-awareness material, advertisements, song-dramas, social media, google-hangout
Rewards under Beti Bachao
Ø If a Village uses “innovative” methods to improve sex-ratio, it’ll be given Rs.1 crore.
Ø District collectors/DM, campaign ambassadors, grassroot workers will also be given suitable reward.
Ø School Management Committees will be rewarded if 100% girl children enrolled, and pass in each class.
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