Question 15Suggest measures to enhance its impact at the grassroots levelGS2GS2
To what extent has the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme, launched in 2015, succeeded in addressing the declining child sex ratio and empowering the girl child? Suggest measures to enhance its impact at the grassroots level. (Answer in 250 words)
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Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme aimed at helping the fall of child sex ratio (886 in certain states)promote child education. Success of the scheme: (1) Advancing CSR decline (a) Rise by CSR of Haryana, Rajasthan since 2015 (NFHS-5) (b) People used reforms by engagement of khap panchayats (c) Change in attitude towards girl child - by Meri Deti Meri bekhoon campaign (Jharkhand)
3Empowering girl child (a) Increased enrollment at primary level (97%, as per ASER) (b) Financial employment through Sukanya Samriddhi yojana (c) Nutrition security for girl child - by POSHAN. Certain challenges remain: (1) Sex ratio still below parity - 929 (NFHS-5) (2) Continued dearth in single child families (3) Problem of anemia persist in young girls → adolescents (4) Social change require sustained efforts (5) Reduction in funds allocated to scheme (6) Majority of funds spent on adverty
ement (Parliamentary Standing Committee report). Measures to enhance impact: (1) Social change through targeted & culturally sensitive IEC campaigns (2) Enhance cash transfer schemes on birth of girl child (3) Registration of pregnancies post first trimester through ASHA (4) Table the menace of mobile ultrasound vans (5) Incentivize girl child education past secondary level - create infrastructure & enhance safety & security. Thus, to attain SDG3 concrete efforts are necessary.
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Conclusion
Thus, to attain SDG3 concrete efforts are necessary.
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Harsh Nehara
AIR 74
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GS2GS2
Topic
Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections - Performance, Mechanisms, Laws and Institutions
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