Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao 

Beti Bacho,Beti Padhao (means save girl child and educate the girl child)  is a scheme launched by the government of India in the of january in  2015. The purpose of launching the scheme was generating awareness as well as improving the efficiency of welfare services for women and girl child in the Indian society.

The initial capital required for initiating this scheme was Rs. 100 crore.The launch of this was very much required as according to census data of 2001. Child sex ratio of age group 0-6 years was 927 girls/1000 boys in our country. It was seen a huge drop in the sex ratio 918 girls/1000 boys in 2011.

India was ranked 41st among 195 countries worldwide by the UNICEF in 2012 that's why the scheme for girls was very necessary to aware people about the safety of women all over India. This scheme also makes a call to people to eradicate female foeticide.