Central government scheme · Ministry of Women and Child Development (Sambal sub-scheme of Mission Shakti)

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

Also called BBBP

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao is a central awareness campaign run by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to stop sex-selective abortion, protect girls, and keep them in school. It is aimed at young and newly married couples, expecting parents, adolescents, families, and communities, working through schools, Anganwadis, doctors, panchayats, and local officials. Participants get district-level campaigns to raise the sex ratio at birth, work to increase secondary school enrolment and reduce dropouts, and promote antenatal care and menstrual hygiene awareness. There is nothing to apply for, and any form promising cash is fake.

Written by AI from the official details below.

Who can apply for BBBP

  • Not an individual benefit scheme: there is no cash transfer and no application form.
  • Aimed at young and newly married couples, expecting parents, adolescents, families and communities, working through schools, Anganwadis, doctors, panchayats and local officials.

BBBP benefits

  • District-level campaigns to raise the sex ratio at birth and stop gender-biased sex selection.
  • Work to increase girls' enrolment in secondary school and reduce dropouts.
  • Promotes antenatal care registration, institutional deliveries and menstrual hygiene awareness.

How to apply for BBBP

  1. There is nothing to apply for. Any 'BBBP form' promising cash is fake; the Ministry has issued a notice warning about such forms.

Where it applies

Every state and union territory. See what else applies near you

Checked

Checked against the sources below on 16 October 2026. Rules change, so confirm on the official site before you apply.

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