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11 years of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: Read how the scheme helped curb female foeticide and improved the male-female ratio

Shraddha Pandey - 22 January, 2026

Ever since its launch on 22nd January 2015, the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiative has played a significant role in addressing the decline of the child sex ratio (CSR), preventing gender-biased sex-selective elimination, including female foeticide and infanticide, and promoting the protection and education of girl children.

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Childs Right body asks Congress leader Jitu Patwari to apologise or face legal action for misogynistic tweet against girl child

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2020

NCPCR issues notice to Congress leader Jitu Patwari for comparing girl child with failure, asks him to apologise or face action

News Reports

Congress leader Jitu Patwari equates the birth of girl child to misfortune in his tweet, outrage over misogynist remarks

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2020

Patwari had tweeted saying that in the hope of a son named Vikas, the BJP has already given birth to 5 daughters bringing miseries for the people.

Crime

Assam: Hekimuddin Sheikh poisons two minor daughters, kills one, because he had ‘too many girls’

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2020

Hekimuddin Sheikh mixed pesticide with iron supplement syrup and fed it to his daughters. The youngest was declared brought dead at the hospital, the 5-year-old is critical.

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