Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

Smriti Irani, the minister for women and child development, emphasised the significance of convergence amongst various departments for delivering high-quality education to empower girls

The key elements of the scheme included nationwide media and advocacy campaign and multi-sectoral interventions in selected 405 districts

The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao movement has made a lasting impression on people, Irani said

The Yogi Adityanath government in UP spends crores of rupees on propaganda about women's security while having a negligent attitude towards the issue at the ground level, Priyanka Gandhi said

he government spent Rs 18.91 crore in 2014-15, Rs 24.54 crore in 2015-16, Rs 29.79 crore in 2016-17 and Rs 135.71 crore in 2017-18 and Rs 160 crore in 2018-19, according to the data

In India, rape as an issue remains hostage to social and political contestations that ricochet between high-profile righteous indignation and spurious Bollywood-style anguish

The BJP has also been criticised for the mismatch between seeking support from a rape accused and its much-publicised Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign

While most forms came from Uttar Pradesh, the other states on the list are Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi

However, the girls will get the amount under Vidyalakshmi Yojana after turning 20.

Nearly 30,000 forms have been sent from virtually each district in the state in the past fortnight