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[Women Rights] Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Sukanya Samridhi,Acid Attact prevention, IUCAW units

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1. Modi schemes for Girl Child1. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao2. Sukanya Samridhi Yojana

2. Acid Attack victims3. IUCAW units Women safety4. Mock Questions

Modi schemes for Girl Child

Who Women and Child Development ministry, under Maneka Gandhi

What?

Two schemes, to improve child sex­ratio (present 918/1000)

1. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP)2. Sukanya Samriddhi account (girl child prosperity scheme) – it is a sub­

component of BBBP

Let’s check’em one by one:

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Why must we protect girl child?

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

Three objectives

1. Prevent female infanticide2. Ensure every girl child is protected3. Ensure every girl child is educated

Targets (as of December 2014 guidelines)Target How much?

Initial focus

100 districts with low sex ratio.Atleast 1 district in each state.Harayana’s 12 districts covered becauseit’s the most bogus state in sex ratio

In 100 critical districts, improve sexratio by 10 points in a year 10 more girls per 1000 babies born

Reduce gender difference under­5child mortality 4 points by 2017

Increase girls in secondary schools 79% by 2017

Separate toilets for girls (by 2015) Over 95,000 toilets @primary schoolsOver 6500 toilets @secondary schools

New Kasturba Gandhi bal vidhyalay ~50 more by 2015.Celebrate girl child day 24th January

Implementation

Salient Features of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana

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Administrative

1. District collector will head a district taskforce, will network with schools­colleges,NGOs, companies aiming to spend CSR­funds, media, youth and so on.

2. Same way SDM will head block­task­force.3. One nodal officer in each department for monitoring the district plans.

Child marriages

1. In North India, Child marriages held on Akshaya Tritiya­ so additional surveillanceduring that period.

2. Panchayat will be held accountable if child marriages occur.3. Create parliamentary forum of MPs representing 100 districts.

Birth and female feticide

1. Collector and District judge will submit collaborate on PNDT cases, submit monthlyreports to union government. Pre­Natal Diagnostic Techniques

2. Regular inspection of clinics in district.3. Online portal for filling anonymous complaints. Reward system for informants­

about doctors involved in sex­determination, illegal abortion, ultrasound machinesetc.

4. Asha workers will give mother­child protection card.5. If pregnant mother registered under Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog yojana in 1st

trimester, she’ll be given Rs.3500/­6. Reduce no. of underweight girls under 5 age7. Panchayat to display gudda­guddi board – number of new born boys and girls ­

every month.

Protection

1. Strictly implement POCSO Act to save girl­child from sexual abuse. POCSO=Protection of children from sexual offenses Act 2012.

2. Shelters: Sabla, Swadhar­grih, working women’s hostel and so on.3. Make community watch group of women­ to ensure protective environment for girl

child.

Education

1. School Management Committees to ensure all girl child enroll.2. Identify problems faced by girl­child in coming to school e.g. taking care of siblings,

collection of water­firewood, transport­safety, separate toilets, lack of uniform andtextbooks and so on. Then help accordingly.

3. Introduce syllabus with gender equality.

Behavioral change

With help of religious leaders and community leaders, introduce social customs withGender equality e.g.

1. Celebrate birth of girl­child similar to Lohri2. Siblings should tie Rakhi to each other during Raksha­Bandhan3. Promote concept of Ardhangini (equal life partner), and Encourage equal property

rights.4. Discourage the first preference to son. Allow daughters to perform last rites of

parents.5. Promote simple weddings, mass­wedding to reduce cost on girls’ parents.6. Prevent child marriage, dowry practice.

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7. Government officials should keep email signature “Beti Bachao­Beti Padhao”.8. Poster­awareness material, advertisements, song­dramas, social media, google­

hangout

Rewards under Beti Bachao

1. If a Village uses “innovative” methods to improve sex­ratio, it’ll be given Rs.1 crore.2. District collectors/DM, campaign ambassadors, grassroot workers will also be given

suitable reward.3. School Management Committees will be rewarded if 100% girl children enrolled,

and pass in each class.

Sukanya Samridhi Yojana

This small­deposit scheme is subpart of Beti Bachao campaign.(Minor) bank account for girl child below the age of 10.She can withdraw 50% of the money after reaching age of 18 e.g. for highereducation. 18 years deadline will also help preventing child­marriages. (Althoughscheme is silent­ on whether account money will be forfeited if child marriagedone.)For initial account opening, minimum deposit Rs.1000 required.Later, any amount in multiple of 100 can be deposited, but maximum Rs. 1.5 lakhper year.Interest rate: 9.1% compounded annually. No income tax for this year.Account can be opened via post office or commercial banks, Account will remainoperative until she reaches 21 age.Why in News? Modi launched this scheme in January 2015.

Acid Attack victims

Home ministry gave following guidelines against Acid­attacks on women;

District administration will give license to acid­seller, only after “KYC­like” norms –id­proof, address proof etc.A web­portal for stockists, retailers, their id proofs.Hospitals will treat Acid Attack victims in hassle free manner­ without asking forcash, FIR etc.Home ministry will setup a compensation fund­ to pay for victim’s medicalexpenses. Helath ministry, Finance ministry and Sarkaari Insurance companies willsupport this fund.Acid attacks will be treated as “Heinous Crimes”.Court Trial will be finished in 60 days. (as per provisions of Criminal law act 2013)Law will be amended further­ to put deadlines on police­investigation, and evenappeals in higher courts­ to ensure speedy justice. (otherwise if criminal convictedin lower court, then goes to appeal in HC and SC for years, then purpose isdefeated.)Acid Attack victims will be included in “Physically disabled” category­ so they canbenefit from PH­reservation in sarkaari jobs, college admissions, vocational­training, loans & other schemes.

Criticism

1. Large volume of acid sold via blackmarket. Barely 1 bottle required to attacksomeone. That much can be siphoned off even through registered acid­seller.

2. To evade registration norms, chemical factories are changing the product­description, avoid labelling shipments as “Acid”.

3. Most acid attackers are spurned lovers. This type of medieval­mindset must be

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changed through gender sensitive, value­based moral education from primaryschool itself.

IUCAW units Women safety

Who? Home ministryWhat? Investigative Units on Crimes against Women (IUCAW)

Where?

20% districts In each state. (~150 units across India, total 2250personnel, 750 of them to be women).Home ministry also advised the states to setup fast track courts for crimeagainst women.

Cost? 50:50 cost sharing between Union : State

IUCAW Structure­function

Each team to have 15 personnel, 5 of them women. Although States will haveflexibility­ to create new posts.Leader: Addl.SP, supported by two Dy.SP.They’ll investigate crimes against women­ Rape, Dowry Death, Acid Attack,prostitution and Human Trafficking.Intelligence gathering, fight against organized crime, awareness, publicparticipation etc.They’ll instil confidence among women, encourage them to approach police forhelp.

Mock Questions

Q1. Find correct statements about Beti bachao­beti padhaao (BBBP)

1. It’ll be implemented through ministry of human resource Development.2. Subkanya Samriddhi account is a sub­component of BBBP.3. Both A and B4. Neither A nor B

Q2. What are the focus areas of Beti bachao­beti padhaao (BBBP)

1. Replace POSCO act with a more stringent act.2. Reduce malnutrition among girls3. Give additional judicial powers to District collector for implementation of PNDT Act

Answer choices

a. Only 1 and 2b. Only 2 and 3c. Only 1 and 3d. None of them

Q3. What are the salient features of Sukanya Samridhi Yojana

1. It is mean for girl child of 10 years or above.2. It can be opened with nil­balance.3. Girl child receives free 1 lakh accident insurance and 30,000 life insurance tied up

with her account.

Answer choices

a. Only 1 and 2

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b. Only 2 and 3c. Only 1 and 3d. None of them

Q4. Recently ____ ministry issued guidelines to stop Acid attacks against women

a. Chemicalb. Social justicec. woman and child Developmentd. home

Q5. Consider following statements about the proposed Investigative Units onCrimes against Women (IUCAW)

1. under this scheme, each state capital / UT and all metro cities will have dedicatepolice units for crime against women

2. These units will be given additional powers to search­seize and arrest beyond thetraditional powers available to a police office under CrPC.

3. These units will get 100% funding from union Government

Answer choices

a. Only 1 and 2b. Only 2 and 3c. Only 1 and 3d. None of them

Descriptive Questions

1. Discuss the factors responsible for decline of child sex­ratio in India and list theinitiatives taken by various governments so far.

2. What are the objectives of about Beti bachao­beti padhaao. Discuss the measuresprovided under the scheme to implement them. Suggest additional reforms if any.

3. Discuss in brief, Home ministry’s guidelines to prevent acid attacks against women.

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