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It was launched in January 2015 with the aim to address sex selective abortion and the declining child sex ratio which was at 918 girls for every 1,000 boys in 2011.
- Ministry
- This is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Human Resource Development.
- Implementation
- The programme is being implemented across 405 districts in the country.
- Main Objectives:
- Prevention of gender-biased sex-selective elimination.
- Survival & protection of the girl child.
- Education & participation of the girl child.
- Protection of rights of Girl children.
- Performance Analysis:
- Sex Ratio at Birth
- Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) has increased by 16 points from 918 (2014-15) to 934 (2019-20), as per the Health Management Information System (HMIS) data.
- Notable Examples (Districts)
- Mau (Uttar Pradesh) from 694 (2014-15) to 951 (2019-20),
- Karnal (Haryana) from 758 (2014-15) to 898 (2019-20),
- Mahendergarh (Haryana) 791 (2014-15) to 919 (2019-20), etc.
- Sex Ratio at Birth
- Health:
- ANC Registration
- Percentage of 1st Trimester ANC (AnteNatal Care) Registration has shown an improving trend from 61% in 2014-15 to 71% in 2019-20.
- Institutional Deliveries
- Percentage of Institutional Deliveries has shown an improving trend from 87% in 2014-15 to 94% in 2019-20.
- ANC Registration
- Education:
- Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)
- GER for girls at the secondary level in schools has increased from 77.45 (2014-15) to 81.32 (2018-19) as per provisional data through Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE).
- Toilet for girls
- Percentage of schools with functional separate toilets for girls has improved from 92.1% in 2014-15 to 95.1% in 2018-19.
- Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)
- Attitudinal Change:
- The BBBP scheme has been actively bringing the focus on the important issues of female infanticide, lack of education amongst girls and deprivation of rights of girl children on a life continuum.
- BetiJanmotsav is one of the crucial programs being celebrated in every district.
Other Initiatives for Girl Children
- UJJAWALA:
- It is a Holistic Scheme for Prevention of Trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-Integration of Victims of Trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation .
- Kishore Health Card:
- These health cards are maintained at the AnganWadi centres (AWCs). Record the information relating to the weight, height, Body Mass Index (BMI) of Adolescent Girls (AGs).
- Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG).
- Sukanya Samridhi Yojana, etc.
