BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO (BBBP)

Sept. 8, 2019

The Union Minister of Women and Child Development honoured districts and states which have improved Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) by successfully implementing the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme.

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  • Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh received honours for improving Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB). Ten districts selected for improvement in SRB were also felicitated during the programme.

  • On this occasion, Union Minister of WCD, Smriti Zubin Irani, made special mention of Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh which has registered a sharp improvement in SRB from 807 in 2014-15 to 1039 in 2018-19.

  • She also highlighted that the SRB at the national level has also improved by 13 points from 918 in 2014-15 to 931 in 2018-19. 

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