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title: "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: India's Girl-Child Scheme"
description: "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao is a 2015 Indian initiative aimed at improving the child sex ratio and promoting girls' education, crucial for UPSC candidates."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/glossary/beti-bachao-beti-padhao"
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Beti Bachao Beti Padhao is a 2015 Government of India scheme addressing the declining child sex ratio through enforcement, awareness, and girls' education.
- How does Beti Bachao Beti Padhao differ from Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana?
- What legal framework underpins the scheme's enforcement component?
- Why was Beti Bachao Beti Padhao criticised on fund utilisation?
- What happened to BBBP after 2021?

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Beti Bachao Beti Padhao at Panipat, Haryana, on 22 January 2015, initially targeting 100 districts with the country's lowest child sex ratios.

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