North-East Celebrates 10 Years of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao with Special Events

The Ministry of Women and Child Development is celebrating 10 years of the launch of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme. In observance of this, various activities were conducted across the North East region.

A bike rally was organised in the West Tripura District, Tripura for girl students in the campus of the Umakanta Academy School. The rally highlighted the importance of empowering women and promoting gender equality.

In another event, a self defence workshop was organised for girl students in the Majuli district of Assam. The workshop focussed on equipping the students with some essential defence skills.

As part of the celebrations, a stall, selfie point & signature campaign were also set up to mark the celebration of the 10th year of BBBP in the Dima Hasao District of Assam.

The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme was launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 22nd January, 2015 at Panipat, Haryana.

BBBP aims to address the declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and issues of women empowerment in India.