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24th August, 2022

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  • A study conducted by the Pew Research Center has shown that In India “son bias” is on the decline.
  • The study also suggested that the annual average number of baby girls “missing” declined from 4.8 lakh in 2010 to 4.1 lakh in 2019.
    • The “missing” baby girl refers to the number of female births that have occurred if there were no female-selective abortions.
  • The biggest drop in sex selection was seen among Sikhs.
    • In the census of 2001, Sikhs had a sex ratio at birth of 130 males per 100 females, by the census of 2011; the Sikh ratio had narrowed to 121 boys per 100 girls.
  • Both Christians (105 boys to 100 girls) and Muslims (106 boys to 100 girls) have sex ratios close to the natural benchmark.

 

Related news

  • Recently The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development presented a report to the Parliamentary Committee on progress made under the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme.
  • The Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Programme aims to promote women’s empowerment, by focusing on the girls' education and improving the sex ratio.

Background

  • The Census of 2011 reflects a declining trend in the Child Sex Ratio (CSR) between 0-6 years with an all-time low at 918.
  • A decline in CSR reflects:
    • Pre-birth discrimination through gender-biased sex selection.
    • Post-birth discrimination against girls (in form of their health, nutrition, and educational needs).

 

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) programme

  • In 2015, the Union Government has launched the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) programme.
  • It is a tri-ministerial effort of;
    • Ministry of Women and Child Development.
    • Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
    • Ministry of Education (Earlier Ministry of Human Resource Development).
  • Since 2021 the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Ministry of Minority Affairs have also been added as partners.
  • The programme only focuses on awareness campaigns and no provision of individual cash transfers by the Government.
  • The scheme is now subsumed into Mission Shakti.
  • Objectives of the Scheme;
    • Prevent gender-biased sex selective elimination.
    • Ensure the survival and protection of the girl child.
    • Ensure education and participation of the girl child.
    • Increase girls' participation in the fields of sports.
  • The scheme aims to achieve:
    • Improvement in the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) by 2 points every year,
    • Improvement in the percentage of institutional deliveries or sustained at the rate of 95% or above.
    • 1% increase in enrolment at secondary education level and skilling of girls/women per year.
    • To check the dropout rate among girls at secondary and higher secondary levels.
    • Raising awareness about safe menstrual hygiene management (MHM)

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