Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme

Category: Government Schemes / Women and Child Development

UPSC Notes

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao was launched on 22 January 2015 at Panipat, Haryana, to address gender discrimination and improve the status of the girl child.

The scheme seeks to promote the survival, protection, education and empowerment of girls.

Major objectives

  • Prevent gender-biased sex selection.

  • Improve the child sex ratio and sex ratio at birth.

  • Promote girls' education and participation.

  • Raise awareness about the value and rights of the girl child.

  • Encourage coordinated action among government departments and communities.

The scheme is associated with the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and the Ministry of Education.

Key Pointers for UPSC

  • Launch: 2015.

  • Launch location: Panipat, Haryana.

  • Core focus: Behavioural change and girl-child empowerment.

  • BBBP is not a universal direct cash-transfer scheme.

  • The scheme complements legal measures such as the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994.