In news– Ministry of Women and Child Development has organized National Conference on Skilling in Non- Traditional Livelihood for Girls “Betiyan Bane Kushal” under the banner of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao(BBBP) on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child on 11th October, 2022.
Key updates-
- The scheme will now also focus on increasing the enrolment of girls in secondary education, particularly in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subjects.
- A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministries of Women and Child Development, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Minority Affairs.
- It emphasises convergence between Ministries and Departments to ensure adolescents complete their education, build skills, and enter the workforce in a diverse range of professions, including in STEM fields.
- Through this initiative, girls will be given skill training in non-traditional vocations, thereby making them torchbearers of a women-led Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
- A national committee headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, formed under the larger Mission Shakti mandate, will be the apex committee to review the implementation of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme at regular intervals with State governments and Union Territory administrations.
New aims of BBBP scheme-
- Ensuring 1% increment in enrolment at the secondary level.
- Skilling of girls and women every year.
- Raising awareness about safe menstrual hygiene, and
- Promulgating elimination of child marriages.
Further reading: https://journalsofindia.com/beti-bachao-beti-padhao/
Source: PIB
