'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' Intensifies in Haryana

• 03 Jul 2025

Why in News? 

The Haryana government has launched an intensified ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ campaign to improve the sex ratio.  

• Due to ongoing efforts, Haryana’s sex ratio improved to 906 (from 1st January to 30th June 2025), up from 904 during the same period in 2024, as per official data.

Key Points 

• Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao Campaign (BBBP): 
  • BBBP is a centrally sponsored scheme launched to address the declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR), prevent gender-biased sex-selective elimination, and promote the survival, protection, and education of the girl child.  
  • Key Objectives:   
    • Improve the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) by two points annually.  
    • Achieve a sustained institutional delivery rate of 95% or above.  
    • Increase the percentage of first-trimester antenatal care registrations and secondary education enrollment by 1% annually.  
    • Reduce dropout rates among girls at the secondary and higher secondary levels.  
    • Raise awareness about safe Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM). 
• Efforts to Promote Gender Equality: 
  • Under the BBBP, strict action will be taken against sex-selective abortions, including cancelling licences of involved doctors. 
  • Birth registration camps will be held in economically weaker areas, and awareness drives will be conducted to ensure all unregistered children are brought into the system. 
  • Increased monitoring will be done on suspected In Vitro fertilization (IVF) centres engaged in sex determination practices.