To ensure effective implementation of the ambitious ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ programme in the State, Haryana Government will organise a three-day State level training programme for master trainers here starting from April 8. An official spokesman of the State Government on Friday said the training programme will be organised by Haryana Women and Child Development Departmentin collaboration with National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, New Delhi.
All functionaries of Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) and all stakeholders, including state master trainers of education field, law, Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS), District Child Protection Unit (DCPU), State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) and Middle level Training Centre (MlTC), Indian Medical Association (IMA) among others will participate in the programme. The BBBP scheme, being jointly implemented by education, health and women and child development department, is aimed at the prevention of gender biased, sex selective elimination and to ensure survival and education of girl child. While giving details of the training programme, the spokesperson said on April 8, the Director, NIPCCD Dinesh Paul would address the introductory session about District Magistrates' Guidelines. He would also address a session on the status of girl child in Haryana.
Training session on gender mainstreaming-understanding gender, laws related to Marriage and Adoption - PCMA 2006, laws related to Safety and Gender Based Violence-Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA), The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act (PCPNDT Act), advocacy for social and behaviour change — Improving CSR and education of girl child would be organised during the three day programme.
Haryana, the state with skewed sex ratio was chosen by the Central Government for the nationwide launch of 'BBBP' scheme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 12 districts of Haryana are covered under BBBP are Mahendragarh, Jhajjar, Rewari, Sonepat, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Rohtak, Yamunanagar, Kaithal, Bhiwani and Panipat. The sex ratio in Haryana was 877 girls per 1000 boys till November last year, higher than 833 girls per 1000 boys in 2011. The sex ratio in the state is 837, in the below six years of age category.