The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), in partnership with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and Ministry of Minority Affairs organized “Betiyan Banein Kushal”, an inter-ministerial conference on non-traditional livelihoods (NTLs) for adolescent girls on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child on October 11.
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao mandate extended
- Expanding the mandate of the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme, the government on October 11 announced the inclusion of skilling of girls in non-traditional livelihood (NTL) options in its flagship programme.
- The scheme will now also focus on increasing the enrolment of girls in secondary education, particularly in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subjects. Women have been historically under-represented areas such as technology.
- MoU was signed as a joint commitment to skilling girls by MWCD, MSDE & MoMA.
- It emphasises convergence between Ministries and Departments to ensure that adolescents complete their education, build their skills and enter the workforce in a diverse set of professions, including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), where girls have historically been under-represented.
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
- The MWCD also launched the BBBP manual which lays out operational guidelines and avenues for convergence between ministries and departments, and announced the setting up of a Skills management portal for BBBP on 21st-century skills focusing on life and employability skills, entrepreneurship skills, digital literacy and financial literacy skills.
